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Municipality

General Macarthur

General Macarthur is a municipality in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 14,606 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of General Macarthur by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BalangigaGiporlosHernaniLlorenteQuinapondanAlang-alang: 179 people, 35 per km², 5.71% a yearBinalay: 936 people, 285 per km², −0.78% a yearCalutan: 929 people, 357 per km², 7.10% a yearCamcuevas: 224 people, 38 per km², −1.93% a yearDomrog: 1,384 people, 201 per km², 1.16% a yearLimbujan: 166 people, 43 per km², 1.82% a yearMagsaysay: 165 people, 3 per km², 2.81% a yearOsmeña: 239 people, 14 per km², −0.20% a yearPingan: 600 people, 182 per km², −0.04% a yearPoblacion Barangay 1: 831 people, 9,719 per km², −1.84% a yearPoblacion Barangay 2: 732 people, 14,214 per km², −3.49% a yearPoblacion Barangay 3: 355 people, 9,944 per km², −2.65% a yearPoblacion Barangay 4: 226 people, 5,622 per km², −6.11% a yearPoblacion Barangay 5: 410 people, 4,958 per km², 0.84% a yearPoblacion Barangay 6: 550 people, 9,786 per km², −4.35% a yearPoblacion Barangay 7: 792 people, 4,104 per km², −8.11% a yearPoblacion Barangay 8: 220 people, 609 per km², −2.64% a yearLaurel: 214 people, 10 per km², 0.45% a yearRoxas: 196 people, 42 per km², −7.56% a yearQuirino: 129 people, 66 per km², −12.02% a yearSan Isidro: 620 people, 136 per km², 0.00% a yearSan Roque: 96 people, 30 per km², −2.35% a yearSanta Cruz: 617 people, 401 per km², 3.62% a yearSanta Fe: 187 people, 67 per km², −2.52% a yearTugop: 193 people, 24 per km², −3.09% a yearVigan: 1,943 people, 294 per km², 9.83% a yearMacapagal: 123 people, 9 per km², 1.63% a yearAguinaldo: 999 people, 317 per km², 3.09% a yearQuezon: 194 people, 22 per km², 2.79% a yearTandang Sora: 157 people, 63 per km², −0.45% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    14,606

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 19.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    14th

    of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in Eastern Samar lived in General Macarthur in 2024 (3.09%)

  • Inside itSources

    30

    barangays

  • LandSources

    111.75 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: General Macarthur's land would fill a square about 10.6 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 131 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    3,381

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0802607000[4]Formerly 082607000
ZIP code
6805[13, 14]

People

General Macarthur had 14,606 people in the 2024 census, up 19.6% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

General Macarthur had the 14th most people of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 11San Policarpo15,597
  2. 12Maydolong15,456
  3. 13Quinapondan14,624
  4. 14General Macarthur14,606
  5. 15San Julian14,509
  6. 16Balangiga14,473
  7. 17Lawaan13,063
All 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 67 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Vigan1,94313 in 100
  2. Domrog1,3849 in 100
  3. Aguinaldo9997 in 100
  4. Binalay9366 in 100
  5. Calutan9296 in 100
  6. Poblacion Barangay 18316 in 100
  7. Poblacion Barangay 77925 in 100
  8. Poblacion Barangay 27325 in 100
  9. San Isidro6204 in 100
  10. Santa Cruz6174 in 100
See all 30 barangays of General Macarthur
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.9%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.9%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,697877820
5 - 91,660877783
10 - 141,656865791
15 - 191,582833749
20 - 241,261670591
25 - 291,079565514
30 - 34885490395
35 - 39769427342
40 - 44672362310
45 - 49631345286
50 - 54596311285
55 - 59538292246
60 - 64440231209
65 - 69334166168
70 - 74240115125
75 - 791567977
80 years and over1667195

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
14,606[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3,381[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Eastern Samar, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
3.09%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
7,576 men, 6,786 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202414,606[1, 2]0.32% a year3,3814.3
2020as of May 1, 202014,411[1]−0.20% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201514,550[1]3.39% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201012,214[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then11,625[31]1.48% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders10,452[31, 32]0.86% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then10,041[31]0.79% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then9,627[31]1.95% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then7,937[31]−2.57% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then9,040[31]2.41% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then8,026[31]0.45% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then7,662[31]———

Barangays

General Macarthur is made up of 30 barangays.
Barangays of General Macarthur. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aguinaldo9996.84%3.09% a yearabout 3.15 km²Rural
Alang-alang1791.23%5.71% a yearabout 5.15 km²Rural
Binalay9366.41%−0.78% a yearabout 3.28 km²Rural
Calutan9296.36%7.10% a yearabout 2.60 km²Rural
Camcuevas2241.53%−1.93% a yearabout 5.86 km²Rural
Domrog1,3849.48%1.16% a yearabout 6.88 km²Rural
Laurel2141.47%0.45% a yearabout 21.15 km²Rural
Limbujan1661.14%1.82% a yearabout 3.90 km²Rural
Macapagal1230.84%1.63% a yearabout 14.14 km²Rural
Magsaysay1651.13%2.81% a yearabout 52.37 km²Rural
Osmeña2391.64%−0.20% a yearabout 16.80 km²Rural
Pingan6004.11%−0.04% a yearabout 3.29 km²Rural
Poblacion Barangay 18315.69%−1.84% a yearabout 0.0855 km²Rural
Poblacion Barangay 27325.01%−3.49% a yearabout 0.0515 km²Rural
Poblacion Barangay 33552.43%−2.65% a yearabout 0.0357 km²Rural
Poblacion Barangay 42261.55%−6.11% a yearabout 0.0402 km²Rural
Poblacion Barangay 54102.81%0.84% a yearabout 0.0827 km²Rural
Poblacion Barangay 65503.77%−4.35% a yearabout 0.0562 km²Rural
Poblacion Barangay 77925.42%−8.11% a yearabout 0.193 km²Rural
Poblacion Barangay 82201.51%−2.64% a yearabout 0.361 km²Rural
Quezon1941.33%2.79% a yearabout 8.69 km²Rural
Quirino1290.88%−12.02% a yearabout 1.94 km²Rural
Roxas1961.34%−7.56% a yearabout 4.62 km²Rural
San Isidro6204.24%0.00% a yearabout 4.56 km²Rural
San Roque960.66%−2.35% a yearabout 3.22 km²Rural
Santa Cruz6174.22%3.62% a yearabout 1.54 km²Rural
Santa Fe1871.28%−2.52% a yearabout 2.78 km²Rural
Tandang Sora1571.07%−0.45% a yearabout 2.51 km²Rural
Tugop1931.32%−3.09% a yearabout 8.15 km²Rural
Vigan1,94313.3%9.83% a yearabout 6.62 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

General Macarthur covers 111.75 km² of land, 131 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 579 m above the sea and it has 10.9 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
111.75 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
131 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.27105° N, 125.49674° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
1 m
Average
159 m
Highest
579 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

10.9 km of coastline[28]

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[29]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Guiuan, the nearest PAGASA station, 38 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,244 mm of rain on 193 days a year; 27.6 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Guiuan, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January412 mm2126.2 °C28.6 °C23.9 °C
February290 mm1726.4 °C29.0 °C23.9 °C
March247 mm1627.0 °C29.8 °C24.3 °C
April148 mm1328.1 °C31.1 °C25.1 °C
May137 mm1228.9 °C32.1 °C25.6 °C
June208 mm1628.5 °C31.7 °C25.2 °C
July218 mm1428.0 °C31.1 °C24.9 °C
August149 mm1028.4 °C31.5 °C25.2 °C
September177 mm1228.3 °C31.6 °C25.1 °C
October270 mm1727.9 °C30.9 °C25.0 °C
November488 mm2127.3 °C29.9 °C24.7 °C
December501 mm2426.7 °C29.1 °C24.4 °C
The year3,244 mm19327.6 °C30.5 °C24.8 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 60 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 43 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
43.2% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 43 of every 100 people in General Macarthur lived below the poverty line in 2021 (43.2%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 37.9% and 48.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 27schools
  • 1station or terminal

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads General Macarthur. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Eastern Samar[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Joel Dado Baldo[18]
    Vice mayor
    Salvador Balagat Navidad[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Flora Cordero Ty[19]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Dado Baldo[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Flora Cordero Ty[20]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Dado Baldo[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Flora Cordero Ty[21]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Dado Baldo[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jaime Sumiguin Ty[22]
    Vice mayor
    Christopher Lopez Thong[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Jaime Sumiguin Ty[23]
    Vice mayor
    Emerita Ranit Go[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Jaime Sumiguin Ty[24]
    Vice mayor
    Emerita Ranit Go[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Luzviminda Japzon[25]
    Vice mayor
    Emerita Go[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Luzviminda M. Japzon[26]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente C. Altar[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of General Macarthur, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Joel Dado Baldo[18]Salvador Balagat Navidad[18]
2022–2025Flora Cordero Ty[19]Joel Dado Baldo[19]
2019–2022Flora Cordero Ty[20]Joel Dado Baldo[20]
2016–2019Flora Cordero Ty[21]Joel Dado Baldo[21]
2013–2016Jaime Sumiguin Ty[22]Christopher Lopez Thong[22]
2010–2013Jaime Sumiguin Ty[23]Emerita Ranit Go[23]
2007–2010Jaime Sumiguin Ty[24]Emerita Ranit Go[24]
2004–2007Luzviminda Japzon[25]Emerita Go[25]
2001–2004Luzviminda M. Japzon[26]Vicente C. Altar[26]

History & Identity

Created
General MacArthur was created as a municipality by Republic Act No. 193, enacted June 22, 1947, out of eight barrios of Hernani.[9, 10]

Its story

The mayor, vice-mayor and councilors were to be appointed by the President until elected successors qualified.[9]

Timeline

  1. June 22, 1947

    Republic Act No. 193 created the municipality of General MacArthur from part of Hernani.[10]

Nearby

General Macarthur shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

General Macarthur beside Eastern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar.

General Macarthur beside Eastern Samar
FigureGeneral MacarthurEastern SamarRank among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary14,606[1, 2]472,68314th of 23
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.32% a year[1, 2]faster−0.23% a year5th of 23
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary131[6]more crowded9110th of 23
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary111.75 km²[6]5,173.75 km²17th of 23
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.3[1, 2]higher3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower6.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar
39.4 km northwest
Manila
612.4 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. QuinapondanEastern Samar10.8 km south
  2. HernaniEastern Samar10.8 km northeast
  3. LlorenteEastern Samar11.8 km north
  4. GiporlosEastern Samar13.8 km south
  5. BalangigaEastern Samar15.5 km west
  6. BalangkayanEastern Samar18.3 km north

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