Barangay Maputi

Barangay Maputi is a very small barangay in the municipality of Maslog, located in the province of Eastern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Maputi had a population of 396. This made it the 4th largest of 12 barangays in Maslog by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Maputi accounted for approximately 7.25% of the total population of Maslog, which stood at 5,463 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Maputi changed from 336 to 396, a shift of +17.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Maslog. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Maputi as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Maslog is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Maputi, 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 Maputi ranks 424th 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.

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.