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San Jose De Buan

San Jose De Buan is a municipality in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 7,939 in the 2024 census, and it has 14 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of San Jose De Buan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
GandaraMaslogMatuguinaoMotiongParanasSan JorgeAguingayan: 386 people, 8 per km², 0.06% a yearBabaclayon: 476 people, 112 per km², 1.90% a yearCan-aponte: 519 people, 83 per km², −0.59% a yearCataydongan: 248 people, 30 per km², −5.86% a yearGusa: 370 people, 8 per km², −1.13% a yearHagbay: 143 people, 17 per km², −4.60% a yearHiduroma: 304 people, 10 per km², 2.34% a yearHilumot: 371 people, 13 per km², 2.19% a yearBarangay 1: 2,212 people, 166 per km², 3.66% a yearBarangay 2: 350 people, 48 per km², 4.27% a yearBarangay 3: 347 people, 28 per km², −1.40% a yearBarangay 4: 1,097 people, 238 per km², 0.49% a yearSan Nicolas: 659 people, 21 per km², −5.38% a yearHibaca-an: 457 people, 10 per km², 0.75% 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

    7,939

    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 21% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    25th

    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 1 of every 100 people in Samar lived in San Jose De Buan in 2024 (0.98%)

  • Inside itSources

    14

    barangays

  • LandSources

    310.78 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: San Jose De Buan's land would fill a square about 17.6 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: 26 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 4 hectares 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

    1,843

    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
0806014000[4]Formerly 086014000
ZIP code
6723[12, 13, 14]

People

San Jose De Buan had 7,939 people in the 2024 census, up 21% 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.

San Jose De Buan had the 25th most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 20Tagapul-An9,139
  2. 21San Sebastian9,110
  3. 22Almagro8,571
  4. 23Talalora8,530
  5. 24Pagsanghan8,145
  6. 25San Jose De Buan7,939
  7. 26Matuguinao7,708
All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 87 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Barangay 12,21228 in 100
  2. Barangay 41,09714 in 100
  3. San Nicolas6598 in 100
  4. Can-aponte5197 in 100
  5. Babaclayon4766 in 100
  6. Hibaca-an4576 in 100
  7. Aguingayan3865 in 100
  8. Hilumot3715 in 100
  9. Gusa3705 in 100
  10. Barangay 23504 in 100
See all 14 barangays of San Jose De Buan
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 39 of every 100 are children under 15 (38.7%)
  • About 57 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (57%)
  • About 4 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 4991477514
5 - 91,006526480
10 - 14988539449
15 - 19868442426
20 - 24741401340
25 - 29616320296
30 - 34481249232
35 - 39414233181
40 - 44361198163
45 - 49311168143
50 - 54239129110
55 - 591738489
60 - 6419410490
65 - 691446480
70 - 74894643
75 - 79572334
80 years and over482028

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
7,939[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
1,843[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
0.98%[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
4,023 men, 3,698 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20247,939[1, 2]0.53% a year1,8434.3
2020as of May 1, 20207,767[1]−0.01% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20157,769[1]3.26% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20106,563[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then6,814[31]0.79% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders6,438[31, 32]3.55% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then5,471[31]5.00% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then4,217[31]−2.54% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then5,455[31]10.90% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then3,250[31]5.15% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then2,530[31]6.17% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then1,372[31]———

Barangays

San Jose De Buan is made up of 14 barangays.
Barangays of San Jose De Buan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aguingayan3864.86%0.06% a yearabout 50.41 km²Rural
Babaclayon4766%1.90% a yearabout 4.24 km²Rural
Barangay 12,21227.86%3.66% a yearabout 13.31 km²Rural
Barangay 23504.41%4.27% a yearabout 7.24 km²Rural
Barangay 33474.37%−1.40% a yearabout 12.23 km²Rural
Barangay 41,09713.82%0.49% a yearabout 4.60 km²Rural
Can-aponte5196.54%−0.59% a yearabout 6.29 km²Rural
Cataydongan2483.12%−5.86% a yearabout 8.24 km²Rural
Gusa3704.66%−1.13% a yearabout 49.13 km²Rural
Hagbay1431.8%−4.60% a yearabout 8.22 km²Rural
Hibaca-an4575.76%0.75% a yearabout 44.67 km²Rural
Hiduroma3043.83%2.34% a yearabout 30.62 km²Rural
Hilumot3714.67%2.19% a yearabout 28.28 km²Rural
San Nicolas6598.3%−5.38% a yearabout 32.09 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

San Jose De Buan covers 310.78 km² of land, 26 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 846 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
310.78 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
26 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.06328° N, 125.05061° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
96 m
Average
333 m
Highest
846 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[28]

  1. Bayang River16.4 of 16.8 km
  2. Dolores River2.5 of 82.5 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Huraw890 m

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[29]

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.

At Catbalogan, the nearest PAGASA station, 37 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 39 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
38.6% 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
3rd class[4]
About 39 of every 100 people in San Jose De Buan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (38.6%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 30.6% and 46.6%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 14schools
  • 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 San Jose De Buan. 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
    Christal Jean Rebato Elizalde[18]
    Vice mayor
    Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[19]
    Vice mayor
    Christal Jean Rebato Elizalde[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[20]
    Vice mayor
    Wilson Fernandez Orcino[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[21]
    Vice mayor
    Edgar Cabatuan Obinguar[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Ananias Sumayo Rebato[22]
    Vice mayor
    Julito Rebato Plana[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ananias Sumayo Rebato[23]
    Vice mayor
    Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Melania Mabao Rebato[24]
    Vice mayor
    Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ananias Rebato[25]
    Vice mayor
    Bertino Orale Sr.[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Ananias S. Rebato[26]
    Vice mayor
    Bertino M. Orale[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of San Jose De Buan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Christal Jean Rebato Elizalde[18]Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[18]
2022–2025Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[19]Christal Jean Rebato Elizalde[19]
2019–2022Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[20]Wilson Fernandez Orcino[20]
2016–2019Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[21]Edgar Cabatuan Obinguar[21]
2013–2016Ananias Sumayo Rebato[22]Julito Rebato Plana[22]
2010–2013Ananias Sumayo Rebato[23]Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[23]
2007–2010Melania Mabao Rebato[24]Joaquin Rebato Elizalde[24]
2004–2007Ananias Rebato[25]Bertino Orale Sr.[25]
2001–2004Ananias S. Rebato[26]Bertino M. Orale[26]

History & Identity

Created
San Jose de Buan was converted from a municipal district into a regular municipality by Republic Act No. 5868, which became law without the President's signature on 21 June 1969.[9]

Timeline

  1. 21 June 1969

    Republic Act No. 5868 made the Municipal District of San Jose de Buan, Western Samar, a regular municipality; the sitting officials stayed on until the next election.[9]

Nearby

San Jose De Buan shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

San Jose De Buan beside Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Samar.

San Jose De Buan beside Samar
FigureSan Jose De BuanSamarRank 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 glossary7,939[1, 2]806,17925th 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 glossary0.53% a year[1, 2]faster0.39% a year11th 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 glossary26[6]less crowded14926th 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 glossary310.78 km²[6]5,414.68 km²7th 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
29.8 km southwest
Manila
521.6 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. MotiongSamar13.0 km south
  2. MatuguinaoSamar17.3 km northwest
  3. MaslogEastern Samar18.0 km northeast
  4. San JorgeSamar19.5 km southwest
  5. JiabongSamar19.9 km south
  6. ParanasSamar21.2 km southeast

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  28. 28.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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