Eastern Visayas

Barangays in Samar Province

Samar is a province in Eastern Visayas with 26 cities and municipalities and 951 barangays.

Population & Statistics

2024 POPCEN

Total Population (2024): 806,179
Population (2020): 793,183
Population (2015): 780,481
Growth (2020 → 2024): +1.6%

Income classification: 1st

Barangay Insights for Samar

The most populous barangay in Samar is Brgy. Mercedes with 12,964 residents, while the smallest with a reliable count is Brgy. Catan-agan (67). Of the 951 barangays with a classification on record, 3% are urban and 97% rural. Elected-officials records are documented for 100% of the 951 barangays here.

Barangays: 951
Avg. population: 848
Median population: 588
Officials documented: 100%
Urban: 3%

Most populous

Brgy. Mercedes

12,964 residents

Smallest (reliable count)

Brgy. Catan-agan

67 residents

Fastest growing (2020 to 2024)

Brgy. San Roque

+70.1%

Aggregated from official Philippine Statistics Authority census data and Philippine Standard Geographic Code records by the Barangay Directory editorial team. See our methodology.

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Most Populous Barangays in Samar

The largest barangays in Samar by population, from the latest Philippine Statistics Authority census.

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1.Brgy. Mercedes— 12,964
2.Brgy. Canlapwas (Pob.)— 11,085
3.Brgy. San Policarpo— 6,354
4.Brgy. Maulong— 6,314
5.Brgy. Dagum— 6,199
6.Brgy. San Joaquin— 6,128
7.Brgy. San Andres— 6,042
8.Brgy. Capoocan— 5,215
9.Brgy. Carayman— 5,137
10.Brgy. Rawis— 5,015

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