Calero, City of Calapan, Province of Oriental Mindoro

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
CityCalapan
Postal code5200
Population (2020)1,439
Philippine major island(s)Mindoro
Coordinates13.4159, 121.1831 (13° 25' North, 121° 11' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.4 meters (30.8 feet)

Calero, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the city of Calapan, in the province of Oriental Mindoro. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,439. This represented 0.99% of the total population of Calapan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Calero in the 2015 Census was 1,450 broken down into 328 households or an average of 4.42 members per household.

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Number of households in Calero (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
3,0325795.24
3,2216624.87
1,9234244.54
1,9074384.35
2,4915644.42
1,4503284.42

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Calero is 20 to 24, with 156 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 16 individuals.

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Population of Calero by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1261.76%
1 to 41006.77%
5 to 91268.53%
10 to 141469.88%
15 to 1915310.35%
20 to 2415610.55%
25 to 291268.53%
30 to 34815.48%
35 to 39996.70%
40 to 44755.07%
45 to 49885.95%
50 to 54865.82%
55 to 59553.72%
60 to 64573.86%
65 to 69372.50%
70 to 74251.69%
75 to 79161.08%
80 and over261.76%
Total1,478100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 40.78
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.66
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 51.44
  • Median Age: 26.27

Historical population

The population of Calero fell from 3,057 in 1990 to 1,439 in 2020, a decrease of 1,618 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.56%, or a decrease of 39 people, from the previous population of 1,478 in 2015.

Population of Calero (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
3,057
3,2791.32%
1,934-10.70%
1,9550.15%
2,5139.57%
1,478-9.61%
1,439-0.56%

Location

Calero is situated at approximately 13.4159, 121.1831, in the island of Mindoro. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.4 meters or 30.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Calero 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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