Barangay Nabang

Situated in City of Calbayog, Samar, Barangay Nabang 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 Nabang had a population of 615. This made it the 87th largest of 157 barangays in City of Calbayog by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Nabang accounted for approximately 0.33% of the total population of City of Calbayog, which stood at 186,960 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Nabang moving from 687 residents to 615 residents, an intercensal change of -10.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Nabang 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 Nabang, 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 Nabang ranks 439th 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.

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.