Wawa, City of Calapan, Province of Oriental Mindoro

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
CityCalapan
Postal code5200
Population (2020)975
Philippine major island(s)Mindoro
Coordinates13.4025, 121.1453 (13° 24' North, 121° 9' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.8 meters (28.9 feet)

Wawa is a barangay in the city of Calapan, in the province of Oriental Mindoro. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 975. This represented 0.67% of the total population of Calapan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Wawa in the 2015 Census was 919 broken down into 207 households or an average of 4.44 members per household.

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Number of households in Wawa (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6291145.52
6701345.00
7401534.84
7511844.08
9362024.63
9192074.44

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Wawa is 5 to 9, with 102 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Wawa by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1111.20%
1 to 4657.07%
5 to 910211.10%
10 to 149410.23%
15 to 19899.68%
20 to 24697.51%
25 to 29707.62%
30 to 34727.83%
35 to 39717.73%
40 to 44606.53%
45 to 49485.22%
50 to 54465.01%
55 to 59434.68%
60 to 64363.92%
65 to 69293.16%
70 to 7430.33%
75 to 7940.44%
80 and over70.76%
Total919100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 45.03
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.12
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.15
  • Median Age: 27.11

Historical population

The population of Wawa grew from 629 in 1990 to 975 in 2020, an increase of 346 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.25%, or an increase of 56 people, from the previous population of 919 in 2015.

Population of Wawa (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
629
6701.19%
7402.15%
7510.20%
9368.35%
919-0.35%
9751.25%

Location

Wawa is situated at approximately 13.4025, 121.1453, in the island of Mindoro. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.8 meters or 28.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Wawa shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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