Barangay Cawayan

Situated in City of Catbalogan, Samar, Barangay Cawayan is one of 57 barangays that make up the city within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cawayan had a population of 165. This made it the 56th largest of 57 barangays in City of Catbalogan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Cawayan accounted for approximately 0.16% 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 Cawayan changed from 177 to 165, a shift of -6.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Catbalogan. Barangay Cawayan 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 Cawayan, 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 Cawayan ranks 893rd 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 Cawayan 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.