Barangay Cagnipa

Situated in City of Calbayog, Samar, Barangay Cagnipa is one of 157 barangays that make up the city within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cagnipa had a population of 2,325. This made it the 20th largest of 157 barangays in City of Calbayog by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Cagnipa accounted for approximately 1.24% of the total population of City of Calbayog, which stood at 186,960 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cagnipa changed from 2,285 to 2,325, a shift of +1.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in City of Calbayog. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cagnipa as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Calbayog is a city comprising 157 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cagnipa, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cagnipa ranks 42nd by 2020 population. Samar is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cagnipa 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.