Barangay San Juan

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay San Juan is one of the administrative divisions of Talalora in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Juan had a population of 364. This made it the 10th largest of 11 barangays in Talalora by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Juan accounted for approximately 4.63% of the total population of Talalora, which stood at 7,856 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Juan changed from 423 to 364, a shift of -13.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Talalora. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Juan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Talalora is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Juan, 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 San Juan ranks 666th 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.