Barangay 9 (Pob.)

Situated in Llorente, Eastern Samar, Barangay 9 (Pob.) is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay 9 (Pob.) had a population of 140. This made it the 32nd largest of 33 barangays in Llorente by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay 9 (Pob.) accounted for approximately 0.65% of the total population of Llorente, which stood at 21,459 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay 9 (Pob.) changed from 138 to 140, a shift of +1.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Llorente. Barangay 9 (Pob.) 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 9 (Pob.), 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 9 (Pob.) ranks 578th 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 9 (Pob.) 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.