Barangay Gibatangan

Barangay Gibatangan forms part of Laoang, a municipality in Northern Samar, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gibatangan had a population of 510. This made it the 47th largest of 56 barangays in Laoang by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gibatangan accounted for approximately 0.84% of the total population of Laoang, which stood at 60,607 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Gibatangan changed from 552 to 510, a shift of -7.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Laoang. Barangay Gibatangan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Laoang is a municipality comprising 56 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gibatangan, 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 Gibatangan ranks 418th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Gibatangan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.