Puraran, Municipality of Baras, Province of Catanduanes

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionBicol Region (Region V)
ProvinceCatanduanes
MunicipalityBaras
Postal code4803
Population (2020)418
Philippine major island(s)Catanduanes
Coordinates13.6882, 124.3923 (13° 41' North, 124° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level78.7 meters (258.2 feet)

Puraran is a barangay in the municipality of Baras, in the province of Catanduanes. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 418. This represented 3.10% of the total population of Baras.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Puraran in the 2015 Census was 336 broken down into 84 households or an average of 4.00 members per household.

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Number of households in Puraran (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
251465.46
315565.63
311595.27
311625.02
310684.56
336844.00

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Puraran is 5 to 9, with 42 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 60 to 64, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Puraran by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 161.79%
1 to 4267.74%
5 to 94212.50%
10 to 143911.61%
15 to 19298.63%
20 to 24288.33%
25 to 29226.55%
30 to 34205.95%
35 to 39185.36%
40 to 44205.95%
45 to 49267.74%
50 to 5492.68%
55 to 59102.98%
60 to 6430.89%
65 to 69102.98%
70 to 7482.38%
75 to 79133.87%
80 and over72.08%
Total336100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 61.08
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 20.54
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 81.62
  • Median Age: 24.64

Historical population

The population of Puraran grew from 251 in 1990 to 418 in 2020, an increase of 167 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.70%, or an increase of 82 people, from the previous population of 336 in 2015.

Population of Puraran (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
251
3154.35%
311-0.27%
3110.00%
310-0.12%
3361.55%
4184.70%

Location

Puraran is situated at approximately 13.6882, 124.3923, in the island of Catanduanes. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 78.7 meters or 258.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Puraran 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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