Barangay Palencia

Barangay Palencia forms part of Tarangnan, a municipality in Samar, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palencia had a population of 651. This made it the 18th largest of 41 barangays in Tarangnan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palencia accounted for approximately 2.53% of the total population of Tarangnan, which stood at 25,713 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Palencia moving from 610 residents to 651 residents, an intercensal change of +6.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Palencia 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 Palencia, 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 Palencia ranks 402nd 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.