Barangay Sohutan

Situated in City of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Barangay Sohutan is one of 61 barangays that make up the city within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Sohutan had a population of 340. This made it the 53rd largest of 61 barangays in City of Borongan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Sohutan accounted for approximately 0.47% of the total population of City of Borongan, which stood at 71,961 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Sohutan moving from 274 residents to 340 residents, an intercensal change of +24.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Sohutan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Borongan is a city comprising 61 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sohutan, 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 Sohutan ranks 467th 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 Sohutan 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.