Barangay Maramag

Barangay Maramag is a small barangay in the municipality of Balangkayan, located in the province of Eastern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Maramag had a population of 804. This made it the 6th largest of 15 barangays in Balangkayan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Maramag accounted for approximately 7.89% of the total population of Balangkayan, which stood at 10,185 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 840 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 804 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -4.3%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Maramag is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Balangkayan is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Maramag, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Maramag ranks 218th by 2020 population. Eastern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Maramag is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.