Barangay Talolora

Situated in Palapag, Northern Samar, Barangay Talolora is one of 32 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Talolora had a population of 1,504. This made it the 8th largest of 32 barangays in Palapag by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Talolora accounted for approximately 4.42% of the total population of Palapag, which stood at 34,034 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Talolora moving from 1,362 residents to 1,504 residents, an intercensal change of +10.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Talolora 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 Talolora, 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 Talolora ranks 130th 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 Talolora 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.