Samar · Eastern Visayas

20 Most Populous Barangays in Samar

Top 20 barangays in Samar province ranked by 2020 Census population.

Samar is one of the 81 provinces of the Philippines, located in the Eastern Visayas region. The province contains 951 barangays across its cities and municipalities. This page ranks the 20 most populous of those barangays by 2020 Census of Population and Housing figures.

The largest barangay in Samar is Barangay Mercedes in City of Catbalogan, with a 2020 census population of 12,281. Population rankings reflect the density and urbanization of the host city or municipality — most top-ranked barangays sit in the commercial centres of Samar.

#	Barangay	City / Municipality	Province	Population (2020)
1	Barangay Mercedes City of Catbalogan, Samar	City of Catbalogan	Samar	12,281
2	Barangay Canlapwas (Pob.) City of Catbalogan, Samar	City of Catbalogan	Samar	11,805
3	Barangay San Policarpo City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	6,674
4	Barangay Dagum City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	6,127
5	Barangay San Joaquin City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	5,969
6	Barangay Maulong City of Catbalogan, Samar	City of Catbalogan	Samar	5,954
7	Barangay San Andres City of Catbalogan, Samar	City of Catbalogan	Samar	5,898
8	Barangay Capoocan City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	5,191
9	Barangay Rawis City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	5,077
10	Barangay Carayman City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	5,071
11	Barangay Bunuanan City of Catbalogan, Samar	City of Catbalogan	Samar	4,786
12	Barangay Obrero City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	4,640
13	Barangay Hamorawon City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	4,636
14	Barangay Matobato City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	4,534
15	Barangay Trinidad City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	4,441
16	Barangay Poblacion 13 City of Catbalogan, Samar	City of Catbalogan	Samar	4,266
17	Barangay Guinsorongan City of Catbalogan, Samar	City of Catbalogan	Samar	4,255
18	Barangay Cautod (Pob.) Santa Margarita, Samar	Santa Margarita	Samar	3,640
19	Barangay Tingib Basey, Samar	Basey	Samar	3,632
20	Barangay Guindaponan City of Catbalogan, Samar	City of Catbalogan	Samar	3,597

Data source: 2020 Census of Population and Housing published by the Philippine Statistics Authority. Only barangays with a reported 2020 population are included. See methodology.