Barangay Ynaguingayan

Situated in Pambujan, Northern Samar, Barangay Ynaguingayan is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ynaguingayan had a population of 908. This made it the 14th largest of 26 barangays in Pambujan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ynaguingayan accounted for approximately 2.56% of the total population of Pambujan, which stood at 35,532 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Ynaguingayan moving from 1,032 residents to 908 residents, an intercensal change of -12.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Ynaguingayan 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 Ynaguingayan, 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 Ynaguingayan ranks 252nd 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.