Barangay Jidanao

Situated in Jiabong, Samar, Barangay Jidanao is one of 34 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Jidanao had a population of 268. This made it the 25th largest of 34 barangays in Jiabong by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Jidanao accounted for approximately 1.40% of the total population of Jiabong, which stood at 19,205 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Jidanao moving from 211 residents to 268 residents, an intercensal change of +27.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Jidanao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jiabong is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Jidanao, 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 Jidanao ranks 780th 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.