Municipality of Catarman, Northern Samar

Catarman is a first class municipality in the Philippines, and is the capital and largest town of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 81,067. It lies on the northern part of Samar Island and southeast of the Philippine capital, Manila. It is bounded to the east by Mondragon, to the west by Bobon, to the south by Lope de Vega, and to the north by the San Bernardino Strait. At present, there are 55 barangays, 22 of them in the poblacion.