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Municipality

Pinabacdao

Pinabacdao is a municipality in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 18,639 in the 2024 census, and it has 24 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Pinabacdao by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BaseyCalbigaSanta RitaVillarealBangon: 1,527 people, 1,157 per km², 0.83% a yearBarangay I: 718 people, 294 per km², 1.64% a yearBarangay II: 753 people, 685 per km², 0.19% a yearBotoc: 725 people, 157 per km², 0.67% a yearBugho: 282 people, 70 per km², 1.05% a yearCalampong: 547 people, 272 per km², −0.04% a yearCanlobo: 420 people, 30 per km², 2.30% a yearCatigawan: 95 people, 27 per km², −6.37% a yearDolores: 628 people, 581 per km², −2.13% a yearLale: 971 people, 1,188 per km², 1.07% a yearLawaan: 273 people, 90 per km², −2.93% a yearLaygayon: 888 people, 181 per km², 0.52% a yearLayo: 278 people, 21 per km², 2.78% a yearLoctob: 289 people, 133 per km², 1.11% a yearMadalunot: 849 people, 288 per km², 1.62% a yearMagdawat: 512 people, 91 per km², 1.06% a yearMambog: 1,510 people, 1,495 per km², 1.18% a yearManaing: 302 people, 64 per km², −0.39% a yearObayan: 1,153 people, 571 per km², −0.12% a yearPahug: 1,028 people, 635 per km², 2.17% a yearParasanon: 2,257 people, 603 per km², 1.77% a yearPelaon: 967 people, 60 per km², −0.83% a yearSan Isidro: 353 people, 140 per km², −2.24% a yearNabong: 1,314 people, 913 per km², 0.63% 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

    18,639

    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% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    13th

    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 Pinabacdao in 2024 (2.31%)

  • Inside itSources

    24

    barangays

  • LandSources

    224.05 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: Pinabacdao's land would fill a square about 15.0 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: 83 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

    4,458

    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
0806013000[4]Formerly 086013000
ZIP code
6716[14, 15, 16]

People

Pinabacdao had 18,639 people in the 2024 census, up 15% 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.

Pinabacdao had the 13th most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 10Tarangnan26,013
  2. 11Calbiga23,309
  3. 12Jiabong19,482
  4. 13Pinabacdao18,639
  5. 14Marabut18,168
  6. 15San Jorge17,863
  7. 16Zumarraga16,051
All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 67 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Parasanon2,25712 in 100
  2. Bangon1,5278 in 100
  3. Mambog1,5108 in 100
  4. Nabong1,3147 in 100
  5. Obayan1,1536 in 100
  6. Pahug1,0286 in 100
  7. Lale9715 in 100
  8. Pelaon9675 in 100
  9. Laygayon8885 in 100
  10. Madalunot8495 in 100
See all 24 barangays of Pinabacdao
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.6%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.7%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,923970953
5 - 92,1651,0991,066
10 - 142,1741,180994
15 - 192,0381,0341,004
20 - 241,633862771
25 - 291,270660610
30 - 341,051580471
35 - 39981519462
40 - 44865458407
45 - 49874485389
50 - 54766409357
55 - 59608333275
60 - 64548282266
65 - 69438217221
70 - 74299142157
75 - 79243114129
80 years and over233108125

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
18,639[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
4,458[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
2.31%[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
9,452 men, 8,657 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202418,639[1, 2]0.66% a year4,4584.2
2020as of May 1, 202018,136[1]−0.13% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201518,252[1]2.29% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201016,208[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then14,492[34]1.33% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders13,167[34, 35]2.77% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then11,590[34]2.12% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then10,361[34]0.99% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then9,389[34]2.31% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then8,373[34]−2.95% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then9,723[34]2.61% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then7,472[34]———

Barangays

Pinabacdao is made up of 24 barangays.
Barangays of Pinabacdao. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bangon1,5278.19%0.83% a yearabout 1.32 km²Rural
Barangay I7183.85%1.64% a yearabout 2.44 km²Rural
Barangay II7534.04%0.19% a yearabout 1.10 km²Rural
Botoc7253.89%0.67% a yearabout 4.63 km²Rural
Bugho2821.51%1.05% a yearabout 4.01 km²Rural
Calampong5472.93%−0.04% a yearabout 2.01 km²Rural
Canlobo4202.25%2.30% a yearabout 13.78 km²Rural
Catigawan950.51%−6.37% a yearabout 3.49 km²Rural
Dolores6283.37%−2.13% a yearabout 1.08 km²Rural
Lale9715.21%1.07% a yearabout 0.817 km²Rural
Lawaan2731.46%−2.93% a yearabout 3.02 km²Rural
Laygayon8884.76%0.52% a yearabout 4.90 km²Rural
Layo2781.49%2.78% a yearabout 13.13 km²Rural
Loctob2891.55%1.11% a yearabout 2.18 km²Rural
Madalunot8494.55%1.62% a yearabout 2.95 km²Rural
Magdawat5122.75%1.06% a yearabout 5.60 km²Rural
Mambog1,5108.1%1.18% a yearabout 1.01 km²Rural
Manaing3021.62%−0.39% a yearabout 4.73 km²Rural
Nabong1,3147.05%0.63% a yearabout 1.44 km²Rural
Obayan1,1536.19%−0.12% a yearabout 2.02 km²Rural
Pahug1,0285.52%2.17% a yearabout 1.62 km²Rural
Parasanon2,25712.11%1.77% a yearabout 3.74 km²Rural
Pelaon9675.19%−0.83% a yearabout 16.12 km²Rural
San Isidro3531.89%−2.24% a yearabout 2.52 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

Pinabacdao covers 224.05 km² of land, 83 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 373 m above the sea and it has 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
224.05 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
83 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.53407° N, 125.03767° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
0 m
Average
97 m
Highest
373 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

8.0 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Libonao River6.5 of 6.6 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, 32 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
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 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
34.9% of people[19]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 35 of every 100 people in Pinabacdao lived below the poverty line in 2021 (34.9%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.7% and 40.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 2government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 25schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market

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 Pinabacdao. 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.[12, 13]

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[17, 18]

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
    Viannery Dy Mabag[20]
    Vice mayor
    Edgar Mabag Tonelete[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Teodorico Abbang Mabag[21]
    Vice mayor
    Edgar Mabag Tonelete[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Teodorico Abbang Mabag[22]
    Vice mayor
    Rodrigo Tabontabon Eguia[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Teodorico Abbang Mabag[23]
    Vice mayor
    Rodrigo Tabontabon Eguia[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Quintin Latorre Quijano Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Mario Latorre Quijano[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Mario Latorre Quijano[25]
    Vice mayor
    Danilo Babayson Cabornay[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Mario Latorre Quijano[26]
    Vice mayor
    Danilo Babayson Cabornay[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Mario Quijano[27]
    Vice mayor
    Danilo Cabornay[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Arcadio L. Quijano[28]
    Vice mayor
    Elfleda T. Urrutia[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Pinabacdao, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Viannery Dy Mabag[20]Edgar Mabag Tonelete[20]
2022–2025Teodorico Abbang Mabag[21]Edgar Mabag Tonelete[21]
2019–2022Teodorico Abbang Mabag[22]Rodrigo Tabontabon Eguia[22]
2016–2019Teodorico Abbang Mabag[23]Rodrigo Tabontabon Eguia[23]
2013–2016Quintin Latorre Quijano Jr.[24]Mario Latorre Quijano[24]
2010–2013Mario Latorre Quijano[25]Danilo Babayson Cabornay[25]
2007–2010Mario Latorre Quijano[26]Danilo Babayson Cabornay[26]
2004–2007Mario Quijano[27]Danilo Cabornay[27]
2001–2004Arcadio L. Quijano[28]Elfleda T. Urrutia[28]

Before 2001

The heads of Pinabacdao 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 Pinabacdao before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1946Ariston G. Sevillana[29]Municipal Mayor

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 2, signed by President Manuel Roxas on July 8, 1946, organized ten barrios of Calbiga into the independent municipality of Pinabacdao, the 38th municipality of Samar; it took effect July 16, 1946.[9]

Its story

Historical records identify Pinabacdao as a pueblo of Samar in the nineteenth century, documented as such by 1876, with a church and cemetery.[11]

The town was later moved to Lantangan on the Libonaw River; after destruction in the Philippine-American War, a cholera epidemic and population loss it lost its municipal status and became a barrio of Calbiga in 1903.[11]

On December 1, 1945 the Calbiga municipal council passed Resolution No. 26 saying it had no objection to restoring Pinabacdao as an independent municipality; the municipality was re-established on July 16, 1946 with Ariston G. Sevillana as first appointed mayor.[11]

Timeline

  1. 1903

    Pinabacdao lost its municipal status and became a barrio of Calbiga.[11]

  2. December 1, 1945

    Calbiga's municipal council adopted Resolution No. 26 not objecting to a restored Pinabacdao.[11]

  3. July 8, 1946

    Executive Order No. 2 organized Pinabacdao into an independent municipality.[9]

  4. July 16, 1946

    Pinabacdao was re-established as a municipality; Ariston G. Sevillana was its first appointed mayor.[11]

Nearby

Pinabacdao shares a border with Basey, Calbiga, Santa Rita and Villareal.

How it compares

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

Pinabacdao beside Samar
FigurePinabacdaoSamarRank 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 glossary18,639[1, 2]806,17913th 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 glossary0.66% a year[1, 2]faster0.39% a year9th 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 glossary83[6]less crowded14921st 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 glossary224.05 km²[6]5,414.68 km²10th 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 glossary4.2[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
38.2 km northwest
Manila
554.9 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. VillarealSamar7.3 km west
  2. CalbigaSamar8.1 km northeast
  3. Santa RitaSamar9.9 km south
  4. San SebastianSamar17.5 km north
  5. TalaloraSamar20.4 km west
  6. BabatngonLeyte21.3 km southwest

Sources

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