Barangay Bangon

Situated in Gamay, Northern Samar, Barangay Bangon is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bangon had a population of 1,196. This made it the 8th largest of 26 barangays in Gamay by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bangon accounted for approximately 5.12% of the total population of Gamay, which stood at 23,367 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bangon moving from 1,361 residents to 1,196 residents, an intercensal change of -12.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Bangon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gamay is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bangon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bangon ranks 190th by 2020 population. Northern Samar is classified as a 2nd 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.