Barangay Gebolwangan

Barangay Gebolwangan is a small barangay in the municipality of Silvino Lobos, located in the province of Northern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gebolwangan had a population of 797. This made it the 6th largest of 26 barangays in Silvino Lobos by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gebolwangan accounted for approximately 5.28% of the total population of Silvino Lobos, which stood at 15,100 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gebolwangan moving from 928 residents to 797 residents, an intercensal change of -14.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Gebolwangan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Silvino Lobos is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gebolwangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Gebolwangan ranks 288th by 2020 population. Northern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Gebolwangan 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.