Barangay San Andres

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Andres had a population of 213. This made it the 30th largest of 34 barangays in Jiabong by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Andres accounted for approximately 1.11% of the total population of Jiabong, which stood at 19,205 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 195 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 213 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +9.2%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay San Andres 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 San Andres, 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 San Andres ranks 851st 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.