Barangay Mapno

Barangay Mapno is a small barangay in the municipality of Palapag, located in the province of Northern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mapno had a population of 1,683. This made it the 5th largest of 32 barangays in Palapag by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mapno accounted for approximately 4.95% of the total population of Palapag, which stood at 34,034 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,425 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,683 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +18.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Mapno is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Palapag is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mapno, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mapno ranks 104th by 2020 population. Northern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mapno 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.