Barangay Erenas

Barangay Erenas forms part of San Jorge, a municipality in Samar, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Erenas had a population of 927. This made it the 3rd largest of 41 barangays in San Jorge by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Erenas accounted for approximately 5.27% of the total population of San Jorge, which stood at 17,579 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Erenas changed from 1,004 to 927, a shift of -7.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in San Jorge. Barangay Erenas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Jorge is a municipality comprising 41 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Erenas, 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 Erenas ranks 262nd 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.

Barangay Erenas 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.