Barangay Hinugacan

Situated in Gandara, Samar, Barangay Hinugacan is one of 69 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Hinugacan had a population of 340. This made it the 45th largest of 69 barangays in Gandara by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Hinugacan accounted for approximately 0.96% of the total population of Gandara, which stood at 35,242 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Hinugacan moving from 304 residents to 340 residents, an intercensal change of +11.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Hinugacan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gandara is a municipality comprising 69 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Hinugacan, 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 Hinugacan ranks 692nd 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.

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.