Barangay Bangon

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Bangon is one of the administrative divisions of Pagsanghan in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bangon had a population of 593. This made it the 6th largest of 13 barangays in Pagsanghan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bangon accounted for approximately 7.45% of the total population of Pagsanghan, which stood at 7,959 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bangon changed from 543 to 593, a shift of +9.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pagsanghan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bangon as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pagsanghan is a municipality comprising 13 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bangon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bangon ranks 458th by 2020 population. Samar is classified as a 1st 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.