Cabay, Municipality of Balangkayan, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityBalangkayan
Postal code6801
Population (2020)2,437
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.4465, 125.4927 (11° 27' North, 125° 30' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.5 meters (24.6 feet)

Cabay is a barangay in the municipality of Balangkayan, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,437. This represented 23.93% of the total population of Balangkayan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cabay in the 2015 Census was 2,321 broken down into 547 households or an average of 4.24 members per household.

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Number of households in Cabay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,1034155.07
2,3874405.43
2,1694514.81
1,9264494.29
2,0964674.49
2,3215474.24

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cabay is 5 to 9, with 276 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 32 individuals.

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Population of Cabay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1592.54%
1 to 42028.70%
5 to 927611.89%
10 to 1424610.60%
15 to 1926111.25%
20 to 242018.66%
25 to 291707.32%
30 to 341235.30%
35 to 391014.35%
40 to 441034.44%
45 to 491014.35%
50 to 541064.57%
55 to 59893.83%
60 to 64763.27%
65 to 69703.02%
70 to 74582.50%
75 to 79472.02%
80 and over321.38%
Total2,321100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.83
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.55
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 74.38
  • Median Age: 22.90

Historical population

The population of Cabay grew from 2,103 in 1990 to 2,437 in 2020, an increase of 334 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.03%, or an increase of 116 people, from the previous population of 2,321 in 2015.

Population of Cabay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,103
2,3872.40%
2,169-2.03%
1,926-1.63%
2,0963.13%
2,3211.96%
2,4371.03%

Location

Cabay is situated at approximately 11.4465, 125.4927, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.5 meters or 24.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cabay 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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