Barangay Campeig

Situated in Santa Margarita, Samar, Barangay Campeig is one of 36 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Campeig had a population of 83. This made it the 35th largest of 36 barangays in Santa Margarita by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Campeig accounted for approximately 0.31% of the total population of Santa Margarita, which stood at 26,816 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Campeig moving from 107 residents to 83 residents, an intercensal change of -22.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Campeig is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Margarita is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Campeig, 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 Campeig ranks 946th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Campeig is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.