Component city

Catbalogan City

Catbalogan City is a component city in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 107,896 in the 2024 census, and it has 57 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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
107,896
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 14.4% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
2nd
of the 26 cities and municipalities of 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 13 of every 100 people in Samar lived in Catbalogan City in 2024 (13.38%)
Inside itSources
57
barangays
LandSources
177.98 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: Catbalogan City's land would fill a square about 13.3 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: 606 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 6 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
25,235
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
48.6%
About 49 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: 0806005000^[4]Formerly 086005000
ZIP code: 6700^{[15, 16, 17]}

People

Catbalogan City had 107,896 people in the 2024 census, up 14.4% 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.

Catbalogan City had the 2nd most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024^[1]

1Calbayog City187,848
2Catbalogan City107,896
3Basey57,645
4Santa Rita42,397
5Daram41,932
6Gandara36,826
7Paranas35,281

All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 56 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Mercedes12,96412 in 100
Canlapwas11,08510 in 100
Maulong6,3146 in 100
San Andres6,0426 in 100
Poblacion 134,7774 in 100
Bunuanan4,7384 in 100
Guinsorongan4,4904 in 100
Guindaponan3,5513 in 100
Pangdan3,3913 in 100
Poblacion 93,0953 in 100

See all 57 barangays of Catbalogan City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[37]People living in households, by age and sex

About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.8%)
About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.4%)
About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.9%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	11,586	5,949	5,637
5 - 9	11,593	6,060	5,533
10 - 14	11,458	5,760	5,698
15 - 19	11,961	6,107	5,854
20 - 24	10,711	5,434	5,277
25 - 29	8,458	4,357	4,101
30 - 34	6,668	3,531	3,137
35 - 39	5,954	3,002	2,952
40 - 44	5,551	2,895	2,656
45 - 49	5,037	2,562	2,475
50 - 54	4,667	2,396	2,271
55 - 59	3,760	1,894	1,866
60 - 64	3,104	1,537	1,567
65 - 69	2,009	983	1,026
70 - 74	1,443	604	839
75 - 79	883	341	542
80 years and over	799	250	549

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: 107,896^{[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: 25,235^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.3 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of 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: 13.38%^[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: 48.6% (52,458 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 53,662 men, 51,980 women^[37]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	107,896^{[1, 2]}	0.33% a year	25,235	4.3
2020as of May 1, 2020	106,440^[1]	0.51% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	103,879^[1]	1.85% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	94,317^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	92,454^[34]	1.30% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	84,180^{[34, 35]}	2.12% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	76,324^[34]	1.51% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	70,470^[34]	1.84% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	58,737^[34]	2.31% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	52,384^[34]	1.30% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	49,109^[34]	3.40% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	34,873^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Catbalogan City is made up of 57 barangays.

Barangays of Catbalogan City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Mercedes	12,964	12.02%	1.31% a year	about 1.68 km²	Urban
Canlapwas	11,085	10.27%	−1.50% a year	about 0.70 km²	Urban
Maulong	6,314	5.85%	1.42% a year	about 4.80 km²	Urban
San Andres	6,042	5.6%	0.58% a year	about 5.82 km²	Urban
Poblacion 13	4,777	4.43%	2.75% a year	about 0.395 km²	Urban
Bunuanan	4,738	4.39%	−0.24% a year	about 1.10 km²	Rural
Guinsorongan	4,490	4.16%	1.30% a year	about 0.867 km²	Rural
Guindaponan	3,551	3.29%	−0.31% a year	about 1.90 km²	Rural
Pangdan	3,391	3.14%	0.41% a year	about 3.55 km²	Rural
Poblacion 9	3,095	2.87%	0.85% a year	about 0.302 km²	Rural
Poblacion 3	3,002	2.78%	−0.78% a year	about 0.0718 km²	Urban
Silanga	2,856	2.65%	−0.97% a year	about 1.69 km²	Rural
Payao	2,173	2.01%	0.90% a year	about 3.39 km²	Rural
Iguid	1,999	1.85%	4.01% a year	about 7.59 km²	Rural
Poblacion 10	1,885	1.75%	0.61% a year	about 0.0458 km²	Rural
Socorro	1,802	1.67%	0.39% a year	about 0.374 km²	Urban
Rama	1,781	1.65%	1.37% a year	about 1.11 km²	Rural
Pupua	1,659	1.54%	0.96% a year	about 9.60 km²	Rural
San Roque	1,589	1.47%	2.15% a year	about 0.957 km²	Rural
Muñoz	1,522	1.41%	−2.78% a year	about 0.138 km²	Rural
Old Mahayag	1,505	1.39%	1.17% a year	about 2.49 km²	Rural
Poblacion 7	1,456	1.35%	1.51% a year	about 0.116 km²	Urban
New Mahayag	1,425	1.32%	0.55% a year	about 7.79 km²	Rural
Poblacion 8	1,266	1.17%	1.93% a year	about 0.044 km²	Rural
Cagutsan	1,223	1.13%	0.16% a year	about 1.11 km²	Rural
Poblacion 1	1,222	1.13%	−0.31% a year	about 0.0464 km²	Urban
Estaka	1,161	1.08%	0.27% a year	about 0.512 km²	Rural
San Pablo	1,136	1.05%	−1.48% a year	about 0.0447 km²	Rural
Poblacion 4	1,094	1.01%	1.27% a year	about 0.0689 km²	Urban
Lagundi	1,067	0.99%	1.02% a year	about 2.52 km²	Rural
Mombon	983	0.91%	3.23% a year	about 1.36 km²	Rural
Cabugawan	973	0.9%	0.22% a year	about 0.964 km²	Rural
San Vicente	943	0.87%	0.18% a year	about 4.99 km²	Rural
Poblacion 11	907	0.84%	−2.94% a year	about 0.037 km²	Urban
Darahuway Daco	849	0.79%	1.13% a year	about 0.36 km²	Rural
Cinco	813	0.75%	−1.48% a year	about 1.33 km²	Rural
Poblacion 2	812	0.75%	0.39% a year	about 0.0323 km²	Rural
Buluan	797	0.74%	0.18% a year	about 0.409 km²	Rural
Bagongon	747	0.69%	1.33% a year	about 0.802 km²	Rural
Basiao	747	0.69%	1.57% a year	about 1.30 km²	Rural
Darahuway Gote	716	0.66%	0.93% a year	about 0.11 km²	Rural
Poblacion 6	635	0.59%	−16.46% a year	about 0.0795 km²	Urban
Poblacion 12	628	0.58%	0.31% a year	about 0.034 km²	Urban
Ibol	588	0.54%	2.02% a year	about 0.642 km²	Rural
Poblacion 5	530	0.49%	−0.31% a year	about 0.0547 km²	Urban
Canhawan Gote	340	0.32%	2.48% a year	about 0.351 km²	Rural
Albalate	337	0.31%	3.41% a year	about 8.41 km²	Rural
Palanyogon	335	0.31%	1.10% a year	about 5.10 km²	Rural
Libas	283	0.26%	−3.26% a year	about 9.11 km²	Rural
Bangon	272	0.25%	0.00% a year	about 3.60 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 57. See all 57 barangays of Catbalogan City

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

Catbalogan City covers 177.98 km² of land, 606 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 520 m above the sea and it has 115.6 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: 177.98 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: 606 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 11.84575° N, 124.89090° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 134 m
Highest: 520 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

115.6 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Antiao River7.9 km
Buena Vista River3.0 of 19.7 km
Antiao River0.5 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 IV^[32]

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

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

At Catbalogan, the nearest PAGASA station, 8 km away^[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,991 mm of rain on 181 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catbalogan, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	296 mm	16	26.7 °C	30.8 °C	22.7 °C
February	208 mm	12	27.0 °C	31.4 °C	22.6 °C
March	191 mm	13	28.6 °C	32.4 °C	23.2 °C
April	124 mm	11	28.8 °C	33.5 °C	24.1 °C
May	179 mm	12	29.5 °C	33.9 °C	25.0 °C
June	230 mm	15	29.2 °C	33.4 °C	25.0 °C
July	292 mm	17	28.8 °C	32.7 °C	24.9 °C
August	196 mm	12	29.1 °C	32.9 °C	25.3 °C
September	280 mm	15	28.9 °C	32.8 °C	24.9 °C
October	299 mm	19	28.4 °C	32.3 °C	24.4 °C
November	293 mm	19	27.8 °C	31.9 °C	23.8 °C
December	404 mm	20	27.3 °C	31.2 °C	23.4 °C
The year	2,991 mm	181	28.4 °C	32.4 °C	24.1 °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 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 20 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: 20.5% of people^[20]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 20 of every 100 people in Catbalogan City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.5%)^[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.3% and 23.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

79government offices
4hospitals and health centres
67schools
21places of worship
2markets
10stations and terminals
5parks
1beach
2monuments and memorials

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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Catbalogan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices62

56 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 57 barangays of Catbalogan City

Hospitals and health centres4

Markets2

Stations and terminals10

4 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 57 barangays of Catbalogan City

Parks5

Beaches1

Payao Beach · Payao

Monuments and memorials2

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Catbalogan City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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.^{[13, 14]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
Capital of: Samar^[4]
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 Samar^{[18, 19]}

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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Dexter Madriaga Uy^[21]
Vice mayor
Coefredo Tan Uy^[21]
2022–2025
Mayor
Dexter Madriaga Uy^[22]
Vice mayor
Coefredo Tan Uy^[22]
2019–2022
Mayor
Dexter Madriaga Uy^[23]
Vice mayor
Coefredo Tan Uy^[23]
2016–2019
Mayor
Stephany Uy Tan^[24]
Vice mayor
Art Sherwin Loquias Gabon^[24]
2013–2016
Mayor
Stephany Uy Tan^[25]
Vice mayor
Art Sherwin Loquias Gabon^[25]
2010–2013
Mayor
Coefredo Tan Uy^[26]
Vice mayor
Art Sherwin Loquias Gabon^[26]
2007–2010
Mayor
Coefredo Tan Uy^[27]
Vice mayor
Manuel Van Arcales Torrevillas^[27]
2004–2007
Mayor
Coefredo Uy^[28]
Vice mayor
Manuel Van Torrevillas^[28]
2001–2004
Mayor
Jesus B. Redaja^[29]
Vice mayor
Manuel Van A. Torrevillas^[29]

Mayors and vice mayors of Catbalogan City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Dexter Madriaga Uy^[21]	Coefredo Tan Uy^[21]
2022–2025	Dexter Madriaga Uy^[22]	Coefredo Tan Uy^[22]
2019–2022	Dexter Madriaga Uy^[23]	Coefredo Tan Uy^[23]
2016–2019	Stephany Uy Tan^[24]	Art Sherwin Loquias Gabon^[24]
2013–2016	Stephany Uy Tan^[25]	Art Sherwin Loquias Gabon^[25]
2010–2013	Coefredo Tan Uy^[26]	Art Sherwin Loquias Gabon^[26]
2007–2010	Coefredo Tan Uy^[27]	Manuel Van Arcales Torrevillas^[27]
2004–2007	Coefredo Uy^[28]	Manuel Van Torrevillas^[28]
2001–2004	Jesus B. Redaja^[29]	Manuel Van A. Torrevillas^[29]

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

Catbalogan City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Eastern Visayas, which Catbalogan City is part of.

Film, 0:59
Eastern Visayas
Eastern Visayas: San Lazaro, the first name
On 17 March 1521 Magellan's crew landed on Homonhon and called the islands the archipelago of San Lazaro, the country's first European name. Felipinas came 22 years later.
This Happened Here

All Stories

Official name: City of Catbalogan^[4]
Created: Catbalogan was converted into a component city by Republic Act No. 9391, which lapsed into law without the President's signature on 15 March 2007.^[9]

How it got its name

Sources differA second account holds that the name came from Catbalongan, a Tagalog and Pampango word for the St. Ignatius bean, a forest vine the Jesuits valued as medicine.^[11]

Its story

A second page on the city's site says the Jesuits established it as a new pueblo in 1616, moving the capital of Samar there from Tinago because of Moro raids.^[11]

Japanese forces landed at Barrio Pangdan on 24 May 1942 and occupied the town, and American and Filipino forces liberated it on 28 October 1944.^[12]

Republic Act 4221 divided Samar in 1965, so Catbalogan stopped being capital of the whole island-province.^[12]

Cityhood came in 2007, was struck down and restored in court, and was finally settled on 15 February 2011.^[12]

Timeline

October 1596
Jesuit priests founded the Catbalogan mission, according to the city's own pages.^[12]
1768
Catbalogan became the provincial capital as Samar separated from Leyte.^[12]
27 January 1900
American forces captured Catbalogan.^[12]
24 May 1942
Japanese forces landed at Barrio Pangdan and occupied Catbalogan.^[12]
28 October 1944
American and Filipino forces liberated Catbalogan.^[12]
1 April 1957
A fire the city page calls the most destructive in its history caused damage put at thirty million pesos.^[12]
15 March 2007
Catbalogan was converted into a component city by Republic Act No. 9391.^[9]
15 February 2011
Cityhood was finally reaffirmed after the Supreme Court reversals.^[12]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

April to June 2007
Became a city, by RA 9391.^[36]
April to June 2009
Became a municipality again.^[36]
October to December 2009
Became a city again.^[36]

Nearby

Catbalogan City shares a border with Jiabong, San Jorge and Tarangnan.

How it compares

Catbalogan City beside Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Samar.

Catbalogan City beside Samar
Figure	Catbalogan City	Samar	Rank among the cities and municipalities of 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 glossary	107,896^{[1, 2]}	806,179	2nd of 26
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	0.33% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.39% a year	17th of 26
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 glossary	606^[6]more crowded	149	1st of 26
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	177.98 km²^[6]	5,414.68 km²	12th of 26
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 glossary	4.3^{[1, 2]}higher	4.1	not 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 glossary	48.6%^[5]higher	14.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 521.1 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]

JiabongSamar12.5 km northeast
San JorgeSamar13.4 km north
TarangnanSamar16.5 km northwest
MotiongSamar18.5 km northeast
PagsanghanSamar20.8 km northwest
ZumarragaSamar21.7 km south

Sources

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

1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Eastern Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0081A6DTPH7). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
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