Barangay Bacayawan

Situated in Llorente, Eastern Samar, Barangay Bacayawan is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bacayawan had a population of 860. This made it the 9th largest of 33 barangays in Llorente by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bacayawan accounted for approximately 4.01% of the total population of Llorente, which stood at 21,459 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bacayawan moving from 840 residents to 860 residents, an intercensal change of +2.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Bacayawan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Llorente is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bacayawan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bacayawan ranks 198th by 2020 population. Eastern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bacayawan is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.