Barangay Gebonawan

Situated in Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar, Barangay Gebonawan is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Gebonawan had a population of 248. This made it the 20th largest of 26 barangays in Silvino Lobos by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gebonawan accounted for approximately 1.64% 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 Gebonawan moving from 315 residents to 248 residents, an intercensal change of -21.3%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Gebonawan 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 Gebonawan, 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 Gebonawan ranks 544th 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 Gebonawan 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.