Barangay Gumamela Pob.

Barangay Gumamela Pob. is a small barangay in the municipality of Santa Rita, located in the province of Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Gumamela Pob. had a population of 1,294. This made it the 14th largest of 38 barangays in Santa Rita by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gumamela Pob. accounted for approximately 3.05% of the total population of Santa Rita, which stood at 42,384 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gumamela Pob. moving from 1,659 residents to 1,294 residents, an intercensal change of -22.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Gumamela Pob. as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Rita is a municipality comprising 38 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gumamela Pob., 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 Gumamela Pob. ranks 161st 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.