Barangay Geguinta

Situated in Las Navas, Northern Samar, Barangay Geguinta is one of 53 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Geguinta had a population of 406. This made it the 31st largest of 53 barangays in Las Navas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Geguinta accounted for approximately 1.11% of the total population of Las Navas, which stood at 36,621 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Geguinta changed from 528 to 406, a shift of -23.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Las Navas. Barangay Geguinta is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Las Navas is a municipality comprising 53 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Geguinta, 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 Geguinta ranks 470th 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.