Marulas, City of Valenzuela

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionNational Capital Region (NCR)
CityValenzuela
Population (2020)59,339
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates14.6773, 120.9842 (14° 41' North, 120° 59' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level17.3 meters (56.8 feet)

Marulas is a barangay in the city of Valenzuela. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 59,339. This represented 8.30% of the total population of Valenzuela.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Marulas in the 2015 Census was 53,852 broken down into 13,625 households or an average of 3.95 members per household.

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Number of households in Marulas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
56,13311,7044.80
55,88811,9164.69
55,84412,1784.59
54,73112,7864.28
52,08312,8564.05
53,85213,6253.95

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Marulas is 20 to 24, with 5,770 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 350 individuals.

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Population of Marulas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 17571.40%
1 to 43,4816.45%
5 to 94,6688.65%
10 to 144,6688.65%
15 to 195,3949.99%
20 to 245,77010.69%
25 to 295,1429.53%
30 to 344,5368.40%
35 to 393,9527.32%
40 to 443,5516.58%
45 to 493,2766.07%
50 to 542,6384.89%
55 to 592,0903.87%
60 to 641,7053.16%
65 to 691,0191.89%
70 to 745551.03%
75 to 794260.79%
80 and over3500.65%
Total53,978100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 35.67
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.18
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 41.85
  • Median Age: 27.19

Historical population

The population of Marulas grew from 56,179 in 1990 to 59,339 in 2020, an increase of 3,160 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.01%, or an increase of 5,361 people, from the previous population of 53,978 in 2015.

Population of Marulas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
56,179
55,953-0.08%
56,4540.19%
54,753-0.42%
52,170-1.74%
53,9780.65%
59,3392.01%

Location

Marulas is situated at approximately 14.6773, 120.9842, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 17.3 meters or 56.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

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

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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