Barangay Cagutsan

Barangay Cagutsan forms part of City of Catbalogan, a city in Samar, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cagutsan had a population of 1,215. This made it the 26th largest of 57 barangays in City of Catbalogan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Cagutsan accounted for approximately 1.14% of the total population of City of Catbalogan, which stood at 106,440 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cagutsan changed from 1,291 to 1,215, a shift of -5.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Catbalogan. Barangay Cagutsan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Catbalogan is a city comprising 57 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cagutsan, 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 Cagutsan ranks 175th 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 Cagutsan 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.