Sambulawan, City of El Salvador, Province of Misamis Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceMisamis Oriental
CityEl Salvador
Postal code9017
Population (2020)1,914
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.5038, 124.5287 (8° 30' North, 124° 32' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level26.1 meters (85.6 feet)

Sambulawan is a barangay in the city of El Salvador, in the province of Misamis Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,914. This represented 3.26% of the total population of El Salvador.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sambulawan in the 2015 Census was 1,763 broken down into 410 households or an average of 4.30 members per household.

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Number of households in Sambulawan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,0372025.13
1,1012115.22
1,1642444.77
1,5523534.40
1,6614373.80
1,7634104.30

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sambulawan is 5 to 9, with 206 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Sambulawan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1442.50%
1 to 419611.12%
5 to 920611.68%
10 to 1418910.72%
15 to 191448.17%
20 to 241377.77%
25 to 291599.02%
30 to 341568.85%
35 to 391136.41%
40 to 44985.56%
45 to 49703.97%
50 to 54824.65%
55 to 59623.52%
60 to 64543.06%
65 to 69211.19%
70 to 74120.68%
75 to 79150.85%
80 and over50.28%
Total1,763100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 59.07
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.93
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64
  • Median Age: 23.74

Historical population

The population of Sambulawan grew from 1,037 in 1990 to 1,914 in 2020, an increase of 877 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.74%, or an increase of 151 people, from the previous population of 1,763 in 2015.

Population of Sambulawan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,037
1,1011.13%
1,1751.40%
1,5523.91%
1,6662.61%
1,7631.08%
1,9141.74%

Location

Sambulawan is situated at approximately 8.5038, 124.5287, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 26.1 meters or 85.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sambulawan 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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