Barangay Cataydongan

Barangay Cataydongan is a very small barangay in the municipality of San Jose De Buan, located in the province of Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cataydongan had a population of 319. This made it the 11th largest of 14 barangays in San Jose De Buan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cataydongan accounted for approximately 4.11% of the total population of San Jose De Buan, which stood at 7,767 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 364 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 319 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -12.4%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Cataydongan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Jose De Buan is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cataydongan, 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 Cataydongan ranks 712th 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.