Barangay Janipon

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Janipon had a population of 274. This made it the 27th largest of 41 barangays in San Jorge by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Janipon accounted for approximately 1.56% 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 Janipon changed from 298 to 274, a shift of -8.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in San Jorge. Barangay Janipon 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 Janipon, 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 Janipon ranks 772nd 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 Janipon 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.