Barangay Asgad

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Asgad is one of the administrative divisions of Salcedo in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Asgad had a population of 435. This made it the 17th largest of 41 barangays in Salcedo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Asgad accounted for approximately 1.97% of the total population of Salcedo, which stood at 22,136 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Asgad changed from 457 to 435, a shift of -4.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Salcedo. Barangay Asgad is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Salcedo is a municipality comprising 41 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Asgad, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Asgad ranks 398th by 2020 population. Eastern 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.