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Municipality

Gamay

Gamay is a municipality in Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 21,546 in the 2024 census, and it has 26 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Gamay by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CatubigJipapadLapinigMapanasAnito: 1,978 people, 482 per km², −1.21% a yearBangon: 1,089 people, 237 per km², −2.22% a yearBato: 1,128 people, 173 per km², 0.58% a yearBonifacio: 361 people, 262 per km², −6.37% a yearCabarasan: 414 people, 137 per km², −3.39% a yearCadac-an: 859 people, 135 per km², −0.58% a yearCade-an: 496 people, 382 per km², −1.97% a yearCagamutan del Norte: 1,509 people, 237 per km², −0.72% a yearDao: 969 people, 193 per km², −1.13% a yearG. M. Osias: 741 people, 306 per km², 1.10% a yearGuibuangan: 546 people, 316 per km², 0.53% a yearHenogawe: 550 people, 106 per km², 3.11% a yearLonoy: 107 people, 34 per km², −6.87% a yearLuneta: 222 people, 45 per km², −6.59% a yearMalidong: 478 people, 96 per km², −2.31% a yearGamay Central: 826 people, 486 per km², −0.85% a yearGamay Occidental I: 333 people, 6,782 per km², −2.37% a yearGamay Oriental I: 1,150 people, 10,648 per km², −4.48% a yearRizal: 447 people, 140 per km², −1.69% a yearSan Antonio: 349 people, 120 per km², −2.87% a yearBaybay District: 1,689 people, 2,416 per km², −5.53% a yearBurabod: 1,647 people, 293 per km², −0.40% a yearCagamutan del Sur: 921 people, 430 per km², −7.03% a yearLibertad: 1,248 people, 167 per km², −0.06% a yearOccidental II: 809 people, 13,620 per km², −0.67% a yearOriental II: 680 people, 5,037 per km², −1.26% 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

    21,546

    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

    Down 3.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    13th

    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 3 of every 100 people in Northern Samar lived in Gamay in 2024 (3.34%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    89.07 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: Gamay's land would fill a square about 9.4 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: 242 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

    5,543

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    3.8%

    About 4 of every 100 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
0804807000[4]Formerly 084807000
ZIP code
6422[18, 19]

People

Gamay had 21,546 people in the 2024 census, down 3.9% 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.

Gamay had the 13th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 10Bobon27,266
  2. 11Allen26,527
  3. 12San Isidro26,068
  4. 13Gamay21,546
  5. 14San Jose18,301
  6. 15Victoria16,085
  7. 16Lope De Vega15,779
All 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 62 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Anito1,9789 in 100
  2. Baybay District1,6898 in 100
  3. Burabod1,6478 in 100
  4. Cagamutan del Norte1,5097 in 100
  5. Libertad1,2486 in 100
  6. Gamay Oriental I1,1505 in 100
  7. Bato1,1285 in 100
  8. Bangon1,0895 in 100
  9. Dao9694 in 100
  10. Cagamutan del Sur9214 in 100
See all 26 barangays of Gamay
Age structure · 2020 Census[37]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.8%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.7%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,0471,052995
5 - 92,6891,3611,328
10 - 142,6671,3691,298
15 - 192,7221,4031,319
20 - 242,1391,145994
25 - 291,690904786
30 - 341,541799742
35 - 391,275678597
40 - 441,286636650
45 - 491,116575541
50 - 541,003524479
55 - 59827385442
60 - 64765385380
65 - 69540263277
70 - 74424185239
75 - 79304120184
80 years and over26498166

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
21,546[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
5,543[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 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
3.34%[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
3.8% (826 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
11,882 men, 11,417 women[37]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202421,546[1, 2]−1.93% a year5,5433.9
2020as of May 1, 202023,367[1]−0.13% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201523,511[1]0.90% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201022,425[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then21,537[35]0.14% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders21,314[35, 36]1.97% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then19,457[35]4.02% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then15,764[35]−0.89% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then17,247[35]2.33% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then15,370[35]4.57% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then12,297[35]0.11% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then12,156[35]———

Barangays

Gamay is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of Gamay. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Anito1,9789.18%−1.21% a yearabout 4.10 km²Rural
Bangon1,0895.05%−2.22% a yearabout 4.60 km²Rural
Bato1,1285.24%0.58% a yearabout 6.51 km²Rural
Baybay District1,6897.84%−5.53% a yearabout 0.699 km²Rural
Bonifacio3611.68%−6.37% a yearabout 1.38 km²Rural
Burabod1,6477.64%−0.40% a yearabout 5.63 km²Rural
Cabarasan4141.92%−3.39% a yearabout 3.03 km²Rural
Cadac-an8593.99%−0.58% a yearabout 6.37 km²Rural
Cade-an4962.3%−1.97% a yearabout 1.30 km²Rural
Cagamutan del Norte1,5097%−0.72% a yearabout 6.36 km²Rural
Cagamutan del Sur9214.27%−7.03% a yearabout 2.14 km²Rural
Dao9694.5%−1.13% a yearabout 5.03 km²Rural
G. M. Osias7413.44%1.10% a yearabout 2.42 km²Rural
Gamay Central8263.83%−0.85% a yearabout 1.70 km²Urban
Gamay Occidental I3331.55%−2.37% a yearabout 0.0491 km²Rural
Gamay Oriental I1,1505.34%−4.48% a yearabout 0.108 km²Rural
Guibuangan5462.53%0.53% a yearabout 1.73 km²Rural
Henogawe5502.55%3.11% a yearabout 5.20 km²Rural
Libertad1,2485.79%−0.06% a yearabout 7.46 km²Rural
Lonoy1070.5%−6.87% a yearabout 3.17 km²Rural
Luneta2221.03%−6.59% a yearabout 4.88 km²Rural
Malidong4782.22%−2.31% a yearabout 4.98 km²Rural
Occidental II8093.75%−0.67% a yearabout 0.0594 km²Rural
Oriental II6803.16%−1.26% a yearabout 0.135 km²Rural
Rizal4472.07%−1.69% a yearabout 3.20 km²Rural
San Antonio3491.62%−2.87% a yearabout 2.91 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

Gamay covers 89.07 km² of land, 242 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 201 m above the sea and it has 29.3 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
89.07 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
242 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.37761° N, 125.23916° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
0 m
Average
46 m
Highest
201 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

29.3 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Gamay River13.9 of 15.4 km
  2. Cadean River2.8 km
  3. Can-Cabagio River2.5 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[34]

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.

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
26.3% of people[22]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
3rd class[4]
About 26 of every 100 people in Gamay lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.3%)[22]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.3% and 30.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 25schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1beach

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 Gamay. 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.[16, 17]

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[20, 21]

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
    Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Clarita Pajanustan Gomba[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Raquel Tilbe Capoquian[24]
    Vice mayor
    Clarita Pajanustan Gomba[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Clarita Pajanustan Gomba[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Enrique Cojeda Gomba Sr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian Jr.[26]

  5. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Moveble Dolim Martinico[27]

  6. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian[28]
    Vice mayor
    Enrique Cojeda Gomba[28]

  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Rodolfo Capoquian[29]
    Vice mayor
    Matias Camarillo[29]

  8. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Enrique C. Gomba[30]
    Vice mayor
    Isidoro L. Milla[30]
Mayors and vice mayors of Gamay, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian Jr.[23]Clarita Pajanustan Gomba[23]
2022–2025Raquel Tilbe Capoquian[24]Clarita Pajanustan Gomba[24]
2019–2022Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian Jr.[25]Clarita Pajanustan Gomba[25]
2016–2019Enrique Cojeda Gomba Sr.[26]Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian Jr.[26]
2010–2013Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian Jr.[27]Moveble Dolim Martinico[27]
2007–2010Timoteo Tilbe Capoquian[28]Enrique Cojeda Gomba[28]
2004–2007Rodolfo Capoquian[29]Matias Camarillo[29]
2001–2004Enrique C. Gomba[30]Isidoro L. Milla[30]

Before 2001

The heads of Gamay before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Gamay before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1947–1948Egildo T. Banawis[31]Mayor

History & Identity

Created
Gamay was created as a municipality out of seventeen barrios of Palapag by Republic Act No. 90, approved on 26 February 1947.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's page says a common story is that a Spaniard asked a woman weaving cloth what the place was called; not knowing Spanish, she thought she was asked what she was doing and answered 'gamay'.[11]

Local traditionThe same page notes that in the local language gamay means fine, the finest abaca strands as against medium (urubayon) and thicker (kadagkuan) ones.[11]

Its story

Gamay was a barrio of Palapag until Congress separated it as its own municipality in 1947 by Republic Act No. 90, on the initiative of the then mayor of Palapag, Rafael A. Gomba, a native of Gamay.[9, 11]

The law had the president appoint the first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors.[9]

Local traditionThe town's page says the people fought the Americans and that more than 400 Pulajanes finally surrendered.[11]

In 1949 a new municipality, Lapinig, was carved partly out of Gamay by Executive Order No. 281; Gamay protested, and Executive Order No. 311 abolished Lapinig in 1950 and returned its barrios.[12, 13]

Gamay became part of Northern Samar when Samar was divided in 1965.[14]

Sources differTown's own page says Gamay was a barrio of Palapag until 1949, which conflicts with the 1947 date of Republic Act No. 90 (the law's date is followed).[11]

Timeline

  1. February 26, 1947

    Republic Act No. 90 created the municipality of Gamay from barrios of Palapag.[9]

  2. October 13, 1949

    Executive Order No. 281 created Lapinig from parts of Gamay, Oras and Jipapad.[12]

  3. April 30, 1950

    Executive Order No. 311 abolished Lapinig and returned its barrios to Gamay and the others.[13]

  4. June 19, 1965

    Republic Act No. 4221 split Samar into three provinces; Gamay became part of Northern Samar.[14, 15]

Nearby

Gamay shares a border with Catubig, Jipapad, Lapinig and Mapanas.

How it compares

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

Gamay beside Northern Samar
FigureGamayNorthern 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 glossary21,546[1, 2]645,78913th 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−1.93% a year[1, 2]slower0.25% a year24th 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 glossary242[6]more crowded19513th 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 glossary89.07 km²[6]3,310.52 km²14th 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 glossary3.9[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 glossary3.8%[5]lower14.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Catarman, the capital of Northern Samar
66.3 km west
Manila
521.2 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. LapinigNorthern Samar6.1 km southeast
  2. MapanasNorthern Samar8.2 km northwest
  3. JipapadEastern Samar9.6 km south
  4. ArtecheEastern Samar15.9 km south
  5. CatubigNorthern Samar16.4 km west
  6. PalapagNorthern Samar18.8 km northwest

Sources

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