Barangay Baguiw

Situated in Tagapul-An, Samar, Barangay Baguiw is one of 14 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 Baguiw had a population of 1,380. This made it the 1st largest of 14 barangays in Tagapul-An by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baguiw accounted for approximately 15.67% of the total population of Tagapul-An, which stood at 8,805 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Baguiw moving from 1,293 residents to 1,380 residents, an intercensal change of +6.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Baguiw as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tagapul-An is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baguiw, 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 Baguiw ranks 142nd 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.