Barangay Geparayan De Turag

Barangay Geparayan De Turag 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 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Geparayan De Turag had a population of 858. This made it the 4th largest of 26 barangays in Silvino Lobos by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Geparayan De Turag accounted for approximately 5.68% 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 Geparayan De Turag moving from 1,158 residents to 858 residents, an intercensal change of -25.9%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Geparayan De Turag 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 Geparayan De Turag, 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 Geparayan De Turag ranks 268th 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 Geparayan De Turag 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.