Maramag, Municipality of Balangkayan, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityBalangkayan
Postal code6801
Population (2020)804
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.4428, 125.5157 (11° 27' North, 125° 31' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level19.0 meters (62.3 feet)

Maramag is a barangay in the municipality of Balangkayan, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 804. This represented 7.89% of the total population of Balangkayan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Maramag in the 2015 Census was 840 broken down into 207 households or an average of 4.06 members per household.

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Number of households in Maramag (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6511434.55
7331634.50
6941584.39
7461644.55
8312064.03
8402074.06

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Maramag is 10 to 14, with 96 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 15 individuals.

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Population of Maramag by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1212.50%
1 to 4698.21%
5 to 99010.71%
10 to 149611.43%
15 to 19728.57%
20 to 24677.98%
25 to 29576.79%
30 to 34536.31%
35 to 39435.12%
40 to 44425.00%
45 to 49414.88%
50 to 54323.81%
55 to 59303.57%
60 to 64323.81%
65 to 69293.45%
70 to 74283.33%
75 to 79151.79%
80 and over232.74%
Total840100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.85
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 20.26
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 79.11
  • Median Age: 25.44

Historical population

The population of Maramag grew from 651 in 1990 to 804 in 2020, an increase of 153 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.92%, or a decrease of 36 people, from the previous population of 840 in 2015.

Population of Maramag (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
651
7332.25%
694-1.17%
7461.00%
8314.01%
8400.21%
804-0.92%

Location

Maramag is situated at approximately 11.4428, 125.5157, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 19.0 meters or 62.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Maramag 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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