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Catubig

Catubig is a municipality in Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 32,688 in the 2024 census, and it has 47 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Catubig by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
GamayJipapadLaoangLas NavasMapanasPalapagPambujanAnongo: 787 people, 205 per km², 0.75% a yearD. Mercader: 629 people, 384 per km², 2.13% a yearBonifacio: 388 people, 124 per km², −1.88% a yearBoring: 204 people, 281 per km², 2.91% a yearCagbugna: 712 people, 454 per km², 2.63% a yearCagmanaba: 1,122 people, 78 per km², 1.19% a yearCagogobngan: 445 people, 170 per km², −3.44% a yearCalingnan: 1,261 people, 693 per km², 0.04% a yearCanuctan: 319 people, 235 per km², −1.10% a yearGuibwangan: 459 people, 323 per km², 0.42% a yearHinagonoyan: 826 people, 84 per km², 0.38% a yearHiparayan: 759 people, 205 per km², 1.04% a yearHitapi-an: 1,351 people, 61 per km², 1.94% a yearInoburan: 157 people, 88 per km², 0.31% a yearIrawahan: 1,086 people, 381 per km², 1.00% a yearLibon: 295 people, 181 per km², 0.92% a yearClaro M. Recto: 534 people, 66 per km², 2.85% a yearLenoyahan: 490 people, 170 per km², 6.15% a yearMagongon: 506 people, 43 per km², 3.07% a yearMagtuad: 838 people, 228 per km², −0.26% a yearManering: 319 people, 18 per km², −0.45% a yearNabulo: 363 people, 318 per km², 0.88% a yearNagoocan: 696 people, 100 per km², 0.03% a yearNahulid: 184 people, 76 per km², 2.21% a yearOpong: 721 people, 63 per km², −0.07% a yearOsang: 343 people, 64 per km², −0.35% a yearOsmeña: 320 people, 113 per km², 1.16% a yearP. Rebadulla: 418 people, 25 per km², −2.22% a yearRoxas: 1,133 people, 42 per km², −0.21% a yearSagudsuron: 606 people, 308 per km², 1.27% a yearSan Antonio: 464 people, 98 per km², 0.05% a yearSan Francisco: 1,432 people, 144 per km², 0.63% a yearSan Jose: 2,514 people, 469 per km², −1.70% a yearSan Vicente: 1,832 people, 391 per km², 0.87% a yearSanta Fe: 1,124 people, 384 per km², 0.11% a yearSulitan: 797 people, 952 per km², 1.57% a yearTangbo: 596 people, 166 per km², 1.90% a yearTungodnon: 221 people, 63 per km², 5.33% a yearVienna Maria: 417 people, 41 per km², 7.54% a yearBarangay 1: 2,206 people, 653 per km², −0.40% a yearBarangay 2: 506 people, 1,807 per km², 1.07% a yearBarangay 3: 527 people, 10,253 per km², −1.57% a yearBarangay 4: 365 people, 8,924 per km², −1.33% a yearBarangay 5: 287 people, 9,140 per km², −2.13% a yearBarangay 6: 301 people, 11,489 per km², −3.94% a yearBarangay 7: 245 people, 9,800 per km², −0.58% a yearBarangay 8: 583 people, 6,717 per km², −1.99% 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

    32,688

    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 3% from 2010 to 2024
  • Rank by peopleSources

    7th

    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 5 of every 100 people in Northern Samar lived in Catubig in 2024 (5.06%)
  • Inside itSources

    47

    barangays

  • LandSources

    201.45 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: Catubig's land would fill a square about 14.2 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: 162 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 2 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

    7,231

    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

    4.5 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
0804806000[4]Formerly 084806000
ZIP code
6418[13, 14]

People

Catubig had 32,688 people in the 2024 census, up 3% 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.

Catubig had the 7th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 4Las Navas37,425
  2. 5Palapag34,954
  3. 6Pambujan34,174
  4. 7Catubig32,688
  5. 8San Roque29,993
  6. 9Lavezares29,801
  7. 10Bobon27,266
All 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 46 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. San Jose2,5148 in 100
  2. Barangay 12,2067 in 100
  3. San Vicente1,8326 in 100
  4. San Francisco1,4324 in 100
  5. Hitapi-an1,3514 in 100
  6. Calingnan1,2614 in 100
  7. Roxas1,1333 in 100
  8. Santa Fe1,1243 in 100
  9. Cagmanaba1,1223 in 100
  10. Irawahan1,0863 in 100
See all 47 barangays of Catubig
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (36.1%)
  • About 58 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (57.6%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,4961,8441,652
5 - 94,0332,0961,937
10 - 144,0752,1191,956
15 - 193,8361,9951,841
20 - 242,7111,4171,294
25 - 292,0911,0851,006
30 - 341,8721,005867
35 - 391,660871789
40 - 441,536816720
45 - 491,407724683
50 - 541,272671601
55 - 591,174583591
60 - 64937475462
65 - 69698354344
70 - 74565262303
75 - 79417190227
80 years and over353141212

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
32,688[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
7,231[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.5 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
5.06%[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
16,648 men, 15,485 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202432,688[1, 2]0.38% a year7,2314.5
2020as of May 1, 202032,174[1]−0.55% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201533,025[1]0.77% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201031,723[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then29,433[31]1.24% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders26,917[31, 32]1.43% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then25,190[31]2.52% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then22,057[31]0.39% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then21,212[31]0.14% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then21,063[31]2.12% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then18,974[31]1.96% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then15,553[31]———

Barangays

Catubig is made up of 47 barangays.
Barangays of Catubig. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Anongo7872.41%0.75% a yearabout 3.84 km²Rural
Barangay 12,2066.75%−0.40% a yearabout 3.38 km²Rural
Barangay 25061.55%1.07% a yearabout 0.28 km²Rural
Barangay 35271.61%−1.57% a yearabout 0.0514 km²Rural
Barangay 43651.12%−1.33% a yearabout 0.0409 km²Rural
Barangay 52870.88%−2.13% a yearabout 0.0314 km²Rural
Barangay 63010.92%−3.94% a yearabout 0.0262 km²Rural
Barangay 72450.75%−0.58% a yearabout 0.025 km²Rural
Barangay 85831.78%−1.99% a yearabout 0.0868 km²Rural
Bonifacio3881.19%−1.88% a yearabout 3.12 km²Rural
Boring2040.62%2.91% a yearabout 0.725 km²Rural
Cagbugna7122.18%2.63% a yearabout 1.57 km²Rural
Cagmanaba1,1223.43%1.19% a yearabout 14.34 km²Rural
Cagogobngan4451.36%−3.44% a yearabout 2.61 km²Rural
Calingnan1,2613.86%0.04% a yearabout 1.82 km²Rural
Canuctan3190.98%−1.10% a yearabout 1.36 km²Rural
Claro M. Recto5341.63%2.85% a yearabout 8.15 km²Rural
D. Mercader6291.92%2.13% a yearabout 1.64 km²Rural
Guibwangan4591.4%0.42% a yearabout 1.42 km²Rural
Hinagonoyan8262.53%0.38% a yearabout 9.78 km²Rural
Hiparayan7592.32%1.04% a yearabout 3.70 km²Rural
Hitapi-an1,3514.13%1.94% a yearabout 22.01 km²Rural
Inoburan1570.48%0.31% a yearabout 1.78 km²Rural
Irawahan1,0863.32%1.00% a yearabout 2.85 km²Rural
Lenoyahan4901.5%6.15% a yearabout 2.89 km²Rural
Libon2950.9%0.92% a yearabout 1.63 km²Rural
Magongon5061.55%3.07% a yearabout 11.77 km²Rural
Magtuad8382.56%−0.26% a yearabout 3.68 km²Rural
Manering3190.98%−0.45% a yearabout 17.38 km²Rural
Nabulo3631.11%0.88% a yearabout 1.14 km²Rural
Nagoocan6962.13%0.03% a yearabout 6.98 km²Rural
Nahulid1840.56%2.21% a yearabout 2.41 km²Rural
Opong7212.21%−0.07% a yearabout 11.51 km²Rural
Osang3431.05%−0.35% a yearabout 5.38 km²Rural
Osmeña3200.98%1.16% a yearabout 2.82 km²Rural
P. Rebadulla4181.28%−2.22% a yearabout 16.78 km²Rural
Roxas1,1333.47%−0.21% a yearabout 26.86 km²Rural
Sagudsuron6061.85%1.27% a yearabout 1.97 km²Rural
San Antonio4641.42%0.05% a yearabout 4.74 km²Rural
San Francisco1,4324.38%0.63% a yearabout 9.94 km²Rural
San Jose2,5147.69%−1.70% a yearabout 5.36 km²Rural
San Vicente1,8325.6%0.87% a yearabout 4.68 km²Rural
Santa Fe1,1243.44%0.11% a yearabout 2.93 km²Rural
Sulitan7972.44%1.57% a yearabout 0.837 km²Rural
Tangbo5961.82%1.90% a yearabout 3.60 km²Rural
Tungodnon2210.68%5.33% a yearabout 3.53 km²Rural
Vienna Maria4171.28%7.54% a yearabout 10.06 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

Catubig covers 201.45 km² of land, 162 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 304 m above the sea and it has 5.2 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
201.45 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
162 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.40392° N, 125.09056° 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
85 m
Highest
304 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

5.2 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. San Vicente River24.3 of 34.3 km
  2. Las Navas River13.4 of 93.6 km
  3. Oras River1.4 of 70.5 km

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 Catarman, the nearest PAGASA station, 51 km away[30]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 26 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
26.4% 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
2nd class[4]
About 26 of every 100 people in Catubig lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.4%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.8% and 30.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 44schools
  • 2places of worship

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 offices1

Hospitals and health centres1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Catubig. 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
2nd district of Northern 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
    Solomon Gilbuela Vicencio[18]
    Vice mayor
    Galahad Opiña Vicencio[18]
  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Solomon Gilbuela Vicencio[19]
    Vice mayor
    Galahad Opiña Vicencio[19]
  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Galahad Opiña Vicencio[20]
    Vice mayor
    Dionisio Dexter De Asis Galit[20]
  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Galahad Opiña Vicencio[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jesusimo Aco Manlangit Jr.[21]
  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Galahad Opiña Vicencio[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jesusimo Aco Manlangit Jr.[22]
  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Fredicanda Tubello Dy[23]
    Vice mayor
    Ma. Cristina Ladiao Vicencio[23]
  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ma. Cristina Ladiao Vicencio[24]
    Vice mayor
    Catalino Cabrera Aldeosa[24]
  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Caesar Vicencio[25]
    Vice mayor
    Estelita Pajac[25]
  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Thomas P. De Asis[26]
    Vice mayor
    Catalino C. Aldeosa[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Catubig, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Solomon Gilbuela Vicencio[18]Galahad Opiña Vicencio[18]
2022–2025Solomon Gilbuela Vicencio[19]Galahad Opiña Vicencio[19]
2019–2022Galahad Opiña Vicencio[20]Dionisio Dexter De Asis Galit[20]
2016–2019Galahad Opiña Vicencio[21]Jesusimo Aco Manlangit Jr.[21]
2013–2016Galahad Opiña Vicencio[22]Jesusimo Aco Manlangit Jr.[22]
2010–2013Fredicanda Tubello Dy[23]Ma. Cristina Ladiao Vicencio[23]
2007–2010Ma. Cristina Ladiao Vicencio[24]Catalino Cabrera Aldeosa[24]
2004–2007Caesar Vicencio[25]Estelita Pajac[25]
2001–2004Thomas P. De Asis[26]Catalino C. Aldeosa[26]

History & Identity

Its story

When Samar was divided in 1965, Catubig was named in the law as one of the municipalities forming the new province of Northern Samar.[9]

Timeline

  1. June 19, 1965

    Republic Act No. 4221 split Samar into three provinces; Catubig became part of Northern Samar.[9, 10]

Nearby

Catubig shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

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

Catubig beside Northern Samar
FigureCatubigNorthern 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 glossary32,688[1, 2]645,7897th 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 glossary0.38% a year[1, 2]faster0.25% a year13th 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 glossary162[6]less crowded19518th 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 glossary201.45 km²[6]3,310.52 km²6th 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 glossary4.5[1, 2]higher4.3not 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
50.0 km west
Manila
505.7 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. MapanasNorthern Samar10.6 km east
  2. PalapagNorthern Samar13.7 km northeast
  3. Las NavasNorthern Samar14.0 km southwest
  4. LaoangNorthern Samar14.9 km northwest
  5. GamayNorthern Samar16.4 km east
  6. PambujanNorthern Samar16.9 km west

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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