Barangay Directory

Samar · Eastern Visayas

20 Most Populous Barangays in Samar

Top 20 barangays in Samar province ranked by 2024 POPCEN population.

Samar is one of the 82 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 2024 POPCEN population.

The largest barangay in Samar is Barangay Mercedes in City of Catbalogan, with a 2024 POPCEN population of 12,964. Population rankings reflect the density and urbanization of the host city or municipality — most top-ranked barangays sit in the commercial centres of Samar.

#BarangayPopulation (2024)
1Barangay Mercedes
City of Catbalogan, Samar
12,964
2Barangay Canlapwas (Pob.)
City of Catbalogan, Samar
11,085
3Barangay San Policarpo
City of Calbayog, Samar
6,354
4Barangay Maulong
City of Catbalogan, Samar
6,314
5Barangay Dagum
City of Calbayog, Samar
6,199
6Barangay San Joaquin
City of Calbayog, Samar
6,128
7Barangay San Andres
City of Catbalogan, Samar
6,042
8Barangay Capoocan
City of Calbayog, Samar
5,215
9Barangay Carayman
City of Calbayog, Samar
5,137
10Barangay Rawis
City of Calbayog, Samar
5,015
11Barangay Tingib
Basey, Samar
4,910
12Barangay Poblacion 13
City of Catbalogan, Samar
4,777
13Barangay Bunuanan
City of Catbalogan, Samar
4,738
14Barangay Hamorawon
City of Calbayog, Samar
4,658
15Barangay Guinsorongan
City of Catbalogan, Samar
4,490
16Barangay Trinidad
City of Calbayog, Samar
4,401
17Barangay Obrero
City of Calbayog, Samar
4,215
18Barangay Matobato
City of Calbayog, Samar
4,101
19Barangay Cautod (Pob.)
Santa Margarita, Samar
3,769
20Barangay Guindaponan
City of Catbalogan, Samar
3,551
Methodology: Uses official 2024 POPCEN (PSA) population data. Only barangays with reported population data are included. See methodology.