Barangay Estaka

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Estaka had a population of 1,148. This made it the 29th largest of 57 barangays in City of Catbalogan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Estaka accounted for approximately 1.08% of the total population of City of Catbalogan, which stood at 106,440 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Estaka moving from 1,067 residents to 1,148 residents, an intercensal change of +7.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Estaka 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 Estaka, 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 Estaka ranks 192nd 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 Estaka 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.