Barangay Canhawan Gote

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Canhawan Gote is one of the administrative divisions of City of Catbalogan in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Canhawan Gote had a population of 307. This made it the 48th largest of 57 barangays in City of Catbalogan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Canhawan Gote accounted for approximately 0.29% 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 Canhawan Gote changed from 357 to 307, a shift of -14.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Catbalogan. Barangay Canhawan Gote 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 Canhawan Gote, 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 Canhawan Gote ranks 721st 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 Canhawan Gote 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.