Barangay General Malvar

Barangay General Malvar forms part of Catarman, a municipality in Northern Samar, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay General Malvar had a population of 645. This made it the 37th largest of 55 barangays in Catarman by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay General Malvar accounted for approximately 0.66% of the total population of Catarman, which stood at 97,879 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay General Malvar moving from 919 residents to 645 residents, an intercensal change of -29.8%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay General Malvar is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Catarman is a municipality comprising 55 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay General Malvar, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay General Malvar ranks 345th by 2020 population. Northern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.