Cacao, Municipality of Hilongos, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityHilongos
Postal code6524
Population (2020)630
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.4067, 124.8665 (10° 24' North, 124° 52' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level324.2 meters (1,063.6 feet)

Cacao is a barangay in the municipality of Hilongos, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 630. This represented 0.98% of the total population of Hilongos.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cacao in the 2015 Census was 760 broken down into 155 households or an average of 4.90 members per household.

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Number of households in Cacao (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6061085.61
458895.15
5901155.13
5721164.93
5751294.46
7601554.90

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cacao is 15 to 19, with 100 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Cacao by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 191.18%
1 to 4547.11%
5 to 97710.13%
10 to 148611.32%
15 to 1910013.16%
20 to 248911.71%
25 to 29557.24%
30 to 34455.92%
35 to 39344.47%
40 to 44395.13%
45 to 49374.87%
50 to 54354.61%
55 to 59303.95%
60 to 64273.55%
65 to 69111.45%
70 to 74141.84%
75 to 7981.05%
80 and over101.32%
Total760100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.03
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.76
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 54.79
  • Median Age: 23.03

Historical population

The population of Cacao grew from 606 in 1990 to 630 in 2020, an increase of 24 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 3.87%, or a decrease of 130 people, from the previous population of 760 in 2015.

Population of Cacao (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
606
458-5.11%
5905.58%
572-0.43%
5750.19%
7605.45%
630-3.87%

Location

Cacao is situated at approximately 10.4067, 124.8665, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 324.2 meters or 1,063.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cacao 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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