Barangay Kalaw

Barangay Kalaw is a small barangay in the municipality of Oras, located in the province of Eastern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kalaw had a population of 526. This made it the 27th largest of 42 barangays in Oras by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kalaw accounted for approximately 1.40% of the total population of Oras, which stood at 37,451 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Kalaw moving from 440 residents to 526 residents, an intercensal change of +19.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Kalaw is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Oras is a municipality comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kalaw, 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 Kalaw ranks 342nd 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.