Municipality

Gandara

Gandara is a municipality in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 36,826 in the 2024 census, and it has 69 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
36,826
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 15.3% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
6th
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 5 of every 100 people in Samar lived in Gandara in 2024 (4.57%)
Inside itSources
69
barangays
LandSources
320.51 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: Gandara's land would fill a square about 17.9 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: 115 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
8,825
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
4.2 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: 0806007000^[4]Formerly 086007000
ZIP code: 6706^{[13, 14, 15]}

People

Gandara had 36,826 people in the 2024 census, up 15.3% 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.

Gandara had the 6th most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024^[1]

3Basey57,645
4Santa Rita42,397
5Daram41,932
6Gandara36,826
7Paranas35,281
8Villareal27,909
9Santa Margarita27,012

All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 36 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Catorse De Agosto2,0035 in 100
Adela Heights1,6825 in 100
San Agustin1,4304 in 100
Minda1,4014 in 100
Concepcion1,2894 in 100
Burabod II1,1683 in 100
Casab-ahan1,1543 in 100
Tagnao1,1313 in 100
Napalisan9873 in 100
Tambongan9633 in 100

See all 69 barangays of Gandara

Age structure · 2020 Census^[34]People living in households, by age and sex

About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.9%)
About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.1%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	3,963	2,098	1,865
5 - 9	4,119	2,146	1,973
10 - 14	3,861	2,024	1,837
15 - 19	4,062	2,092	1,970
20 - 24	3,379	1,718	1,661
25 - 29	2,575	1,304	1,271
30 - 34	2,121	1,104	1,017
35 - 39	1,879	983	896
40 - 44	1,734	897	837
45 - 49	1,738	906	832
50 - 54	1,436	738	698
55 - 59	1,155	595	560
60 - 64	1,038	538	500
65 - 69	844	417	427
70 - 74	526	220	306
75 - 79	410	176	234
80 years and over	361	139	222

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: 36,826^{[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: 8,825^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.2 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: 4.57%^[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: 18,095 men, 17,106 women^[34]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	36,826^{[1, 2]}	1.06% a year	8,825	4.2
2020as of May 1, 2020	35,242^[1]	0.49% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	34,434^[1]	1.44% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	31,943^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	31,222^[32]	1.09% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	28,866^{[32, 33]}	1.23% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	27,263^[32]	2.68% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	23,673^[32]	−0.45% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	24,764^[32]	−4.14% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	30,600^[32]	1.57% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	28,307^[32]	1.27% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	24,883^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Gandara is made up of 69 barangays.

Barangays of Gandara. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Catorse De Agosto	2,003	5.44%	1.61% a year	about 0.362 km²	Rural
Adela Heights	1,682	4.57%	3.33% a year	about 0.294 km²	Rural
San Agustin	1,430	3.88%	2.39% a year	about 3.14 km²	Rural
Minda	1,401	3.8%	−1.80% a year	about 1.03 km²	Rural
Concepcion	1,289	3.5%	0.43% a year	about 6.37 km²	Rural
Burabod II	1,168	3.17%	2.08% a year	about 0.197 km²	Rural
Casab-ahan	1,154	3.13%	4.46% a year	about 3.73 km²	Rural
Tagnao	1,131	3.07%	1.54% a year	about 3.64 km²	Rural
Napalisan	987	2.68%	4.09% a year	about 0.313 km²	Rural
Tambongan	963	2.62%	−0.07% a year	about 9.18 km²	Rural
San Jose	946	2.57%	−2.80% a year	about 18.26 km²	Rural
Hampton	893	2.42%	11.56% a year	about 2.08 km²	Rural
Nacube	839	2.28%	1.00% a year	about 3.44 km²	Rural
Diaz	793	2.15%	4.69% a year	about 4.31 km²	Rural
Casandig	775	2.1%	4.93% a year	about 1.41 km²	Rural
Natimonan	773	2.1%	2.69% a year	about 2.03 km²	Rural
Santo Niño	742	2.01%	3.88% a year	about 2.10 km²	Rural
Samoyao	691	1.88%	0.63% a year	about 3.22 km²	Rural
Piñaplata	636	1.73%	−0.52% a year	about 8.64 km²	Rural
Dumalo-ong	611	1.66%	4.43% a year	about 0.0624 km²	Rural
San Pelayo	594	1.61%	2.18% a year	about 3.33 km²	Rural
Hiparayan	549	1.49%	−2.46% a year	about 7.02 km²	Rural
Calirocan	532	1.44%	1.45% a year	about 0.837 km²	Rural
Rawis	517	1.4%	−4.67% a year	about 5.81 km²	Rural
Gerali	516	1.4%	5.24% a year	about 2.84 km²	Rural
Palanas	504	1.37%	−0.14% a year	about 1.08 km²	Rural
Bunyagan	486	1.32%	5.29% a year	about 0.389 km²	Rural
Hinayagan	454	1.23%	4.96% a year	about 4.36 km²	Rural
Elcano	441	1.2%	4.57% a year	about 4.10 km²	Rural
Jasminez	438	1.19%	2.89% a year	about 6.16 km²	Rural
Macugo	438	1.19%	2.70% a year	about 7.87 km²	Rural
Arong	434	1.18%	7.02% a year	about 2.86 km²	Rural
Pizarro	428	1.16%	−0.82% a year	about 2.53 km²	Rural
San Antonio	422	1.15%	−7.07% a year	about 12.05 km²	Rural
San Miguel	416	1.13%	1.94% a year	about 4.09 km²	Rural
Buao	403	1.09%	0.00% a year	about 4.87 km²	Rural
Sidmon	398	1.08%	7.01% a year	about 7.44 km²	Rural
Nalihugan	390	1.06%	4.78% a year	about 18.21 km²	Rural
Hinugacan	389	1.06%	3.28% a year	about 3.46 km²	Rural
Ngoso	387	1.05%	−0.06% a year	about 0.69 km²	Rural
Bangahon	366	0.99%	7.76% a year	about 0.878 km²	Rural
Caparangasan	365	0.99%	−4.74% a year	about 1.90 km²	Rural
Palambrag	333	0.9%	6.81% a year	about 8.83 km²	Rural
Caranas	327	0.89%	6.45% a year	about 3.55 km²	Rural
Purog	327	0.89%	−7.81% a year	about 6.64 km²	Rural
San Francisco	320	0.87%	−2.26% a year	about 4.07 km²	Rural
San Isidro	308	0.84%	−7.17% a year	about 3.67 km²	Rural
Canhumawid	300	0.81%	−3.76% a year	about 2.30 km²	Rural
Santa Elena	300	0.81%	−3.76% a year	about 2.37 km²	Rural
Pologon	288	0.78%	1.92% a year	about 9.01 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 69. See all 69 barangays of Gandara

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

Gandara covers 320.51 km² of land, 115 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 592 m above the sea and it has 6.9 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: 320.51 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: 115 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 12.09244° N, 124.81437° 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: 104 m
Highest: 592 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

6.9 km of coastline^[29]

Rivers^[29]

Gandara River46.0 of 53.1 km
Guinadara River4.0 km
Gandara River3.2 km
Pagsanghan River2.7 of 3.6 km
Hinagbungan River2.6 of 5.4 km
Sapinit Creek2.0 of 8.1 km
San Jorge Gandara River1.3 km
Tan-Correche Creek1.0 km

The longest inside it: 11 in all.

Peaks^[29]

Lambda Peak87 m
Bukid Dau Peakheight not mapped

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 89 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 Catbalogan, the nearest PAGASA station, 36 km away^[31]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 35 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: 35.2% 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: 1st class^[4]

About 35 of every 100 people in Gandara lived below the poverty line in 2021 (35.2%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 31.7% and 38.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

39government offices
3hospitals and health centres
63schools
5places of worship
4markets
8stations and terminals
2parks

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 “Gandara” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices36

30 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 69 barangays of Gandara

Hospitals and health centres3

Markets4

Stations and terminals8

Parks2

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Gandara. 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: 1st district of 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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Warren T Aguilar^[19]
Vice mayor
Elias C Delector^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Warren Tan Aguilar^[20]
Vice mayor
Elias Correche Delector^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Eufemio De Los Santos Oliva^[21]
Vice mayor
Felomina Rodela Cabueños^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Eufemio De Los Santos Oliva^[22]
Vice mayor
Felomina Rodela Cabueños^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Eufemio De Los Santos Oliva^[23]
Vice mayor
Jonathan Yulo Isanan^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Antonieto Tan Cabueños^[24]
Vice mayor
Eufemio Delos Santos Oliva^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Antonieto Tan Cabueños^[25]
Vice mayor
Eufemio Delos Santos Oliva^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Antonieto Cabueños^[26]
Vice mayor
Raul Bucatcat^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Juan Y. Aguilar Jr.^[27]
Vice mayor
Raul Y. Bucatcat^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Gandara, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Warren T Aguilar^[19]	Elias C Delector^[19]
2022–2025	Warren Tan Aguilar^[20]	Elias Correche Delector^[20]
2019–2022	Eufemio De Los Santos Oliva^[21]	Felomina Rodela Cabueños^[21]
2016–2019	Eufemio De Los Santos Oliva^[22]	Felomina Rodela Cabueños^[22]
2013–2016	Eufemio De Los Santos Oliva^[23]	Jonathan Yulo Isanan^[23]
2010–2013	Antonieto Tan Cabueños^[24]	Eufemio Delos Santos Oliva^[24]
2007–2010	Antonieto Tan Cabueños^[25]	Eufemio Delos Santos Oliva^[25]
2004–2007	Antonieto Cabueños^[26]	Raul Bucatcat^[26]
2001–2004	Juan Y. Aguilar Jr.^[27]	Raul Y. Bucatcat^[27]

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

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

Created: Gandara's own page says it was created a pueblo (town) in the seventeenth century, under the older name Bangahon; no creation order was found.^[9]

How it got its name

The town was called Bangahon until it moved to its present site in 1902 and was renamed after Spanish Governor-General Jose de la Gandara y Navarro.^[9]

Its story

Gandara was a settlement named Bangahon before Spanish rule and became a pueblo in the seventeenth century.^[9]

The town burned on 14 February 1901, and residents moved to the present site in 1902.^[9]

Act No. 960 of the Philippine Commission, dated 30 October 1903, defined Gandara's territory and moved seven barrios to Tarangnan.^[9]

Matuguinao and San Jose de Buan were municipal districts of Gandara from 1948 to 1960 and became municipalities in 1965 and 1969.^[9]

San Jorge was created as its own municipality on 6 December 1978 under B.P. Blg. 11.^[9]

Timeline

14 February 1901
The town of Bangahon burned.^[9]
1902
Residents moved to the present site and the town was renamed Gandara.^[9]
30 October 1903
Act No. 960 defined Gandara's territory; barrios went to Tarangnan.^[9]
6 December 1978
San Jorge was created as a new municipality out of Gandara.^[9]

Nearby

Gandara shares a border with 8 places.

How it compares

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

Gandara beside Samar
Figure	Gandara	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	36,826^{[1, 2]}	806,179	6th 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	1.06% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.39% a year	6th 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	115^[6]less crowded	149	18th 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	320.51 km²^[6]	5,414.68 km²	6th 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	4.2^{[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	0%^[5]lower	14.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Catbalogan City, the capital of Samar: 28.7 km south
Manila: 498.4 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]

Santa MargaritaSamar12.4 km west
PagsanghanSamar16.0 km southwest
MatuguinaoSamar16.1 km northeast
San JorgeSamar17.0 km southeast
TarangnanSamar18.7 km south
Silvino LobosNorthern Samar21.0 km north

Sources

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

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31.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
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Scene.ph. “Gandara, Samar.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/samar/gandara