Barangay Dao

Barangay Dao is a small barangay in the municipality of Gamay, located in the province of Northern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dao had a population of 1,016. This made it the 10th largest of 26 barangays in Gamay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dao accounted for approximately 4.35% of the total population of Gamay, which stood at 23,367 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dao changed from 1,100 to 1,016, a shift of -7.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Gamay. Barangay Dao 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 Dao, 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 Dao ranks 221st 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.