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Motiong

Motiong is a municipality in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 15,887 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Motiong by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
JiabongParanasSan JorgeSan Jose De BuanPoblacion I: 1,390 people, 623 per km², 1.34% a yearPoblacion I-A: 1,981 people, 809 per km², 0.10% a yearAngyap: 254 people, 51 per km², −5.25% a yearBarayong: 141 people, 38 per km², −4.52% a yearBayog: 1,208 people, 252 per km², 3.09% a yearBeri: 88 people, 10 per km², 0.55% a yearBonga: 838 people, 211 per km², −1.62% a yearCalantawan: 281 people, 99 per km², −0.51% a yearCalapi: 2,613 people, 159 per km², −0.31% a yearCaluyahan: 368 people, 112 per km², 3.18% a yearCanvais: 333 people, 51 per km², 2.62% a yearCanatuan: 268 people, 88 per km², 1.58% a yearCandomacol: 417 people, 164 per km², 1.81% a yearCapaysagan: 139 people, 46 per km², 7.96% a yearCaranas: 852 people, 254 per km², 1.37% a yearCaulayanan: 232 people, 80 per km², 2.42% a yearHinica-an: 242 people, 52 per km², 1.12% a yearInalad: 733 people, 87 per km², 0.56% a yearLinonoban: 159 people, 66 per km², 0.77% a yearMalobago: 260 people, 56 per km², 0.00% a yearMalonoy: 143 people, 43 per km², −2.07% a yearMararangsi: 278 people, 131 per km², 3.80% a yearMaypange: 513 people, 176 per km², 6.79% a yearNew Minarog: 448 people, 191 per km², 1.56% a yearOyandic: 783 people, 316 per km², 1.46% a yearPamamasan: 209 people, 183 per km², 1.31% a yearSan Andres: 112 people, 28 per km², −0.21% a yearSanto Niño: 121 people, 19 per km², 7.64% a yearSarao: 147 people, 62 per km², 0.83% a yearPusongan: 336 people, 85 per km², 2.92% 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

    15,887

    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 7.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    17th

    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 2 of every 100 people in Samar lived in Motiong in 2024 (1.97%)

  • Inside itSources

    30

    barangays

  • LandSources

    112.77 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: Motiong's land would fill a square about 10.6 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: 141 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

    3,693

    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

    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
0806012000[4]Formerly 086012000
ZIP code
6702[12, 13, 14]

People

Motiong had 15,887 people in the 2024 census, up 7.1% 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.

Motiong had the 17th most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 14Marabut18,168
  2. 15San Jorge17,863
  3. 16Zumarraga16,051
  4. 17Motiong15,887
  5. 18Hinabangan13,791
  6. 19Santo Niño13,088
  7. 20Tagapul-An9,139
All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 71 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Calapi2,61316 in 100
  2. Poblacion I-A1,98112 in 100
  3. Poblacion I1,3909 in 100
  4. Bayog1,2088 in 100
  5. Caranas8525 in 100
  6. Bonga8385 in 100
  7. Oyandic7835 in 100
  8. Inalad7335 in 100
  9. Maypange5133 in 100
  10. New Minarog4483 in 100
See all 30 barangays of Motiong
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.2%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.4%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,682886796
5 - 91,752945807
10 - 141,764898866
15 - 191,733910823
20 - 241,386751635
25 - 291,064575489
30 - 34854438416
35 - 39797431366
40 - 44732382350
45 - 49800434366
50 - 54638321317
55 - 59541283258
60 - 64497258239
65 - 69351171180
70 - 74264115149
75 - 791697891
80 years and over19478116

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
15,887[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
3,693[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
1.97%[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
7,954 men, 7,264 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202415,887[1, 2]0.94% a year3,6934.3
2020as of May 1, 202015,276[1]0.17% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201515,156[1]0.42% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201014,829[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then13,549[31]0.42% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders13,147[31, 32]−0.05% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then13,177[31]1.59% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then12,115[31]1.90% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then10,035[31]1.21% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then9,448[31]0.22% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then9,343[31]3.22% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then6,757[31]———

Barangays

Motiong is made up of 30 barangays.
Barangays of Motiong. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Angyap2541.6%−5.25% a yearabout 4.96 km²Rural
Barayong1410.89%−4.52% a yearabout 3.72 km²Rural
Bayog1,2087.6%3.09% a yearabout 4.79 km²Rural
Beri880.55%0.55% a yearabout 9.26 km²Rural
Bonga8385.27%−1.62% a yearabout 3.98 km²Rural
Calantawan2811.77%−0.51% a yearabout 2.83 km²Rural
Calapi2,61316.45%−0.31% a yearabout 16.42 km²Rural
Caluyahan3682.32%3.18% a yearabout 3.30 km²Rural
Canatuan2681.69%1.58% a yearabout 3.03 km²Rural
Candomacol4172.62%1.81% a yearabout 2.55 km²Rural
Canvais3332.1%2.62% a yearabout 6.49 km²Rural
Capaysagan1390.87%7.96% a yearabout 3.00 km²Rural
Caranas8525.36%1.37% a yearabout 3.35 km²Rural
Caulayanan2321.46%2.42% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural
Hinica-an2421.52%1.12% a yearabout 4.66 km²Rural
Inalad7334.61%0.56% a yearabout 8.41 km²Rural
Linonoban1591%0.77% a yearabout 2.42 km²Rural
Malobago2601.64%0.00% a yearabout 4.67 km²Rural
Malonoy1430.9%−2.07% a yearabout 3.33 km²Rural
Mararangsi2781.75%3.80% a yearabout 2.12 km²Rural
Maypange5133.23%6.79% a yearabout 2.91 km²Rural
New Minarog4482.82%1.56% a yearabout 2.34 km²Rural
Oyandic7834.93%1.46% a yearabout 2.48 km²Rural
Pamamasan2091.32%1.31% a yearabout 1.14 km²Rural
Poblacion I1,3908.75%1.34% a yearabout 2.23 km²Rural
Poblacion I-A1,98112.47%0.10% a yearabout 2.45 km²Rural
Pusongan3362.11%2.92% a yearabout 3.96 km²Rural
San Andres1120.7%−0.21% a yearabout 4.01 km²Rural
Santo Niño1210.76%7.64% a yearabout 6.23 km²Rural
Sarao1470.93%0.83% a yearabout 2.39 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

Motiong covers 112.77 km² of land, 141 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 476 m above the sea and it has 7.8 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
112.77 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
141 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.94921° N, 125.02395° 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
205 m
Highest
476 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

7.8 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Nogbuc River4.4 of 20.1 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[29]

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

Covers about 64 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, 25 km away[30]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
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January296 mm1626.7 °C30.8 °C22.7 °C
February208 mm1227.0 °C31.4 °C22.6 °C
March191 mm1328.6 °C32.4 °C23.2 °C
April124 mm1128.8 °C33.5 °C24.1 °C
May179 mm1229.5 °C33.9 °C25.0 °C
June230 mm1529.2 °C33.4 °C25.0 °C
July292 mm1728.8 °C32.7 °C24.9 °C
August196 mm1229.1 °C32.9 °C25.3 °C
September280 mm1528.9 °C32.8 °C24.9 °C
October299 mm1928.4 °C32.3 °C24.4 °C
November293 mm1927.8 °C31.9 °C23.8 °C
December404 mm2027.3 °C31.2 °C23.4 °C
The year2,991 mm18128.4 °C32.4 °C24.1 °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 30 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
29.9% 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
4th class[4]
About 30 of every 100 people in Motiong lived below the poverty line in 2021 (29.9%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 24.3% and 35.4%, 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
  • 32schools
  • 1place 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 Motiong. 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.[10, 11]

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[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
    Rene Anthony Dacanay Cabael[18]
    Vice mayor
    Renato Tizon Cabael[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Renato Tizon Cabael[19]
    Vice mayor
    Imelda Uy Bacay[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Renato Tizon Cabael[20]
    Vice mayor
    Imelda Uy Bacay[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Renato Tizon Cabael[21]
    Vice mayor
    Imelda Uy Bacay[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Francisco Maceren Langi[22]
    Vice mayor
    Aldwin Ladroma Langi[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Francisco Maceren Langi Sr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Estela Dacutanan Dasmariñas[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Constancio Dabocol Pacanan Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Estela Dacutanan Dasmariñas[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Constancio Pacanan Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Francisco Langi Sr.[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Francisco M. Langi[26]
    Vice mayor
    Cornelia C. Acaban[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Motiong, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Rene Anthony Dacanay Cabael[18]Renato Tizon Cabael[18]
2022–2025Renato Tizon Cabael[19]Imelda Uy Bacay[19]
2019–2022Renato Tizon Cabael[20]Imelda Uy Bacay[20]
2016–2019Renato Tizon Cabael[21]Imelda Uy Bacay[21]
2013–2016Francisco Maceren Langi[22]Aldwin Ladroma Langi[22]
2010–2013Francisco Maceren Langi Sr.[23]Estela Dacutanan Dasmariñas[23]
2007–2010Constancio Dabocol Pacanan Jr.[24]Estela Dacutanan Dasmariñas[24]
2004–2007Constancio Pacanan Jr.[25]Francisco Langi Sr.[25]
2001–2004Francisco M. Langi[26]Cornelia C. Acaban[26]

History & Identity

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 290, approved 16 June 1948, from barrios of the municipality of Wright, Samar.[9]

Timeline

  1. 16 June 1948

    Republic Act No. 290 created the Municipality of Motiong.[9]

Nearby

Motiong shares a border with Jiabong, Paranas, San Jorge and San Jose De Buan.

How it compares

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

Motiong beside Samar
FigureMotiongSamarRank 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 glossary15,887[1, 2]806,17917th 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 glossary0.94% a year[1, 2]faster0.39% a year7th 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 glossary141[6]less crowded14915th 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 glossary112.77 km²[6]5,414.68 km²16th 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 glossary4.3[1, 2]higher4.1not 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]lower14.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Catbalogan City, the capital of Samar
18.5 km southwest
Manila
526.3 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. JiabongSamar7.0 km southwest
  2. San Jose De BuanSamar13.0 km north
  3. San JorgeSamar13.5 km west
  4. ParanasSamar14.1 km southeast
  5. Catbalogan CitySamar18.5 km southwest
  6. MatuguinaoSamar26.5 km north

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