Barangay Mangcal

Situated in Paranas, Samar, Barangay Mangcal is one of 44 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Mangcal had a population of 414. This made it the 28th largest of 44 barangays in Paranas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mangcal accounted for approximately 1.28% of the total population of Paranas, which stood at 32,374 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mangcal moving from 396 residents to 414 residents, an intercensal change of +4.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Mangcal as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Paranas is a municipality comprising 44 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mangcal, 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 Mangcal ranks 612th 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.