Barangay Poblacion District 5

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Poblacion District 5 is one of the administrative divisions of Pambujan in Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Poblacion District 5 had a population of 856. This made it the 15th largest of 26 barangays in Pambujan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Poblacion District 5 accounted for approximately 2.41% of the total population of Pambujan, which stood at 35,532 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Poblacion District 5 changed from 937 to 856, a shift of -8.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Pambujan. Barangay Poblacion District 5 is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pambujan is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Poblacion District 5, 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 Poblacion District 5 ranks 272nd 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.

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.