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Municipality

Biri

Biri is a municipality in Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 11,005 in the 2024 census, and it has 8 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Biri by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Poblacion: 3,191 people, 1,793 per km², −1.51% a yearMacArthur: 539 people, 238 per km², −0.35% a yearKauswagan: 835 people, 192 per km², 2.15% a yearPio Del Pilar: 921 people, 348 per km², −1.74% a yearProgresso: 1,036 people, 248 per km², 3.65% a yearSan Antonio: 1,639 people, 402 per km², −2.20% a yearSan Pedro: 1,137 people, 512 per km², −0.74% a yearSanto Niño: 1,707 people, 367 per km², −0.03% 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

    11,005

    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 0.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    22nd

    of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern 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 2 of every 100 people in Northern Samar lived in Biri in 2024 (1.7%)

  • Inside itSources

    8

    barangays

  • LandSources

    24.87 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: Biri's land would fill a square about 5.0 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: 443 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 4 people 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

    2,715

    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

    4.1 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
0804802000[4]Formerly 084802000
ZIP code
6410[14, 15]

People

Biri had 11,005 people in the 2024 census, up 0.2% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

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.

Biri had the 22nd most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 18Mapanas14,858
  2. 19Capul12,127
  3. 20Lapinig11,908
  4. 21Rosario11,726
  5. 22Biri11,005
  6. 23San Antonio8,904
  7. 24San Vicente7,308
All 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
Its 8 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Poblacion3,19129 in 100
  2. Santo Niño1,70716 in 100
  3. San Antonio1,63915 in 100
  4. San Pedro1,13710 in 100
  5. Progresso1,0369 in 100
  6. Pio Del Pilar9218 in 100
  7. Kauswagan8358 in 100
  8. MacArthur5395 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.8%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.7%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,234615619
5 - 91,370727643
10 - 141,428714714
15 - 191,312654658
20 - 24962499463
25 - 29729373356
30 - 34682343339
35 - 39605315290
40 - 44578299279
45 - 49518279239
50 - 54473237236
55 - 59410214196
60 - 64347166181
65 - 69221115106
70 - 741758194
75 - 791295574
80 years and over963957

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
11,005[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
2,715[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of Northern 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
1.7%[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
5,725 men, 5,544 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202411,005[1, 2]−0.58% a year2,7154.1
2020as of May 1, 202011,274[1]−0.90% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201511,767[1]1.31% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201010,987[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then10,649[32]2.83% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders8,700[32, 33]−0.40% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then8,866[32]3.27% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then7,467[32]0.04% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then7,437[32]2.67% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then6,517[32]3.17% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then5,577[32]———

Barangays

Biri is made up of 8 barangays.
Barangays of Biri. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Kauswagan8357.59%2.15% a yearabout 4.36 km²Rural
MacArthur5394.9%−0.35% a yearabout 2.26 km²Rural
Pio Del Pilar9218.37%−1.74% a yearabout 2.65 km²Rural
Poblacion3,19129%−1.51% a yearabout 1.78 km²Rural
Progresso1,0369.41%3.65% a yearabout 4.18 km²Rural
San Antonio1,63914.89%−2.20% a yearabout 4.08 km²Rural
San Pedro1,13710.33%−0.74% a yearabout 2.22 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,70715.51%−0.03% a yearabout 4.65 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

Biri covers 24.87 km² of land, 443 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 143 m above the sea and it has 88.1 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
24.87 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
443 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.66942° N, 124.37575° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
31 m
Highest
143 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

88.1 km of coastline[29]

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 IV[30]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 71 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Catarman, the nearest PAGASA station, 33 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,751 mm of rain on 185 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catarman, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January520 mm2126.0 °C29.3 °C22.7 °C
February311 mm1526.2 °C29.9 °C22.5 °C
March312 mm1526.7 °C30.7 °C22.6 °C
April153 mm1127.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C
May163 mm1028.5 °C33.1 °C23.9 °C
June217 mm1328.4 °C32.9 °C24.0 °C
July222 mm1428.1 °C32.3 °C23.9 °C
August168 mm1128.5 °C32.8 °C24.1 °C
September206 mm1228.2 °C32.6 °C23.9 °C
October332 mm1727.6 °C31.6 °C23.6 °C
November458 mm2227.1 °C30.8 °C23.5 °C
December690 mm2426.6 °C29.9 °C23.3 °C
The year3,751 mm18527.5 °C31.5 °C23.5 °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 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 27 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
26.5% of people[18]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
5th class[4]
About 27 of every 100 people in Biri lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.5%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 19.2% and 33.9%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 2government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 13schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park

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.

Government offices2

Hospitals and health centres1

Stations and terminals1

Parks1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Biri. 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.[12, 13]

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
1st district of Northern Samar[16, 17]

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
    Antonio Benzon Delos Reyes Jr.[19]
    Vice mayor
    Ana Borbon Araojo[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Amelita Balanquit Delos Reyes[20]
    Vice mayor
    Ana Borbon Araojo[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Antonio Benzon Delos Reyes Jr.[21]
    Vice mayor
    Ana Borbon Araojo[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Antonio Benzon Delos Reyes Jr.[22]
    Vice mayor
    Domeciano Delos Reyes Borcelo Jr.[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Antonio Benzon Delos Reyes Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel Bazar Bernaldez[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Jaime Pulga Garcia Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Editha Honrubia Tubelleza[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Jaime Serrona Garcia Sr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Editha Honrubia Tubelleza[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Jaime Garcia[26]
    Vice mayor
    Gilmer Bernaldez[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Jaime S. Garcia[27]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel A. Tamidles[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Biri, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Antonio Benzon Delos Reyes Jr.[19]Ana Borbon Araojo[19]
2022–2025Amelita Balanquit Delos Reyes[20]Ana Borbon Araojo[20]
2019–2022Antonio Benzon Delos Reyes Jr.[21]Ana Borbon Araojo[21]
2016–2019Antonio Benzon Delos Reyes Jr.[22]Domeciano Delos Reyes Borcelo Jr.[22]
2013–2016Antonio Benzon Delos Reyes Jr.[23]Manuel Bazar Bernaldez[23]
2010–2013Jaime Pulga Garcia Jr.[24]Editha Honrubia Tubelleza[24]
2007–2010Jaime Serrona Garcia Sr.[25]Editha Honrubia Tubelleza[25]
2004–2007Jaime Garcia[26]Gilmer Bernaldez[26]
2001–2004Jaime S. Garcia[27]Manuel A. Tamidles[27]

History & Identity

Created
Biri was created as a separate municipality by Republic Act No. 5500, approved on 21 June 1969, out of eight barrios of Bobon.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's own profile says the name Biri comes from the Spanish word barrer, to sweep, because a galleon captain sighting the island would order the deck swept before berthing at Capul.[11]

Local traditionThe same page says the island was called Tingiao on Spanish navigation maps and that the name may simply have drifted into Biri over time, depending on how people heard it.[11]

Its story

Biri is an island at the northernmost tip of Northern Samar, facing the Pacific on one side and the San Bernardino Strait on the other.[11]

Before it became a town, Biri was a barrio of the municipality of Bobon.[11]

Congress passed Republic Act No. 5500 on 21 June 1969, and Biri's first municipal officials were chosen in a special election that November, making it the 21st municipality of the province.[11]

The law set the seat of government at the existing site of the barrio of Biri.[9]

Timeline

  1. June 21, 1969

    Republic Act No. 5500 separated eight barrios of Bobon into the new municipality of Biri.[9]

  2. November 1969

    Biri's first municipal officials were elected in a special election.[11]

Nearby

How it compares

Biri beside Northern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Northern Samar.

Biri beside Northern Samar
FigureBiriNorthern SamarRank among the cities and municipalities of Northern 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 glossary11,005[1, 2]645,78922nd of 24
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 glossary−0.58% a year[1, 2]slower0.25% a year21st of 24
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 glossary443[6]more crowded1953rd of 24
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 glossary24.87 km²[6]3,310.52 km²23rd of 24
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 glossary4.1[1, 2]lower4.3not 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]lower14.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Catarman, the capital of Northern Samar
38.6 km southeast
Manila
423.6 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. LavezaresNorthern Samar17.8 km south
  2. RosarioNorthern Samar19.2 km south
  3. AllenNorthern Samar20.6 km south
  4. San JoseNorthern Samar22.7 km southeast
  5. VictoriaNorthern Samar24.9 km south
  6. BobonNorthern Samar26.7 km southeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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Scene.ph. “Biri, Northern Samar.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/northern-samar/biri