Barangay Baras

Barangay Baras is a very small barangay in the municipality of Tarangnan, located in the province of Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baras had a population of 369. This made it the 28th largest of 41 barangays in Tarangnan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baras accounted for approximately 1.44% of the total population of Tarangnan, which stood at 25,713 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 275 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 369 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +34.2%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Baras is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tarangnan is a municipality comprising 41 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baras, 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 Baras ranks 661st 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.

Barangay Baras 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.