Baruk, Municipality of Can-avid, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityCan-Avid
Postal code6806
Population (2020)730
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9981, 125.3571 (11° 60' North, 125° 21' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.5 meters (24.6 feet)

Baruk is a barangay in the municipality of Can-Avid, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 730. This represented 3.37% of the total population of Can-avid.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Baruk in the 2015 Census was 743 broken down into 145 households or an average of 5.12 members per household.

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Number of households in Baruk (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
482875.54
6951116.26
6161055.87
6381284.98
6961385.04
7431455.12

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Baruk is 10 to 14, with 112 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Baruk by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1192.56%
1 to 4648.61%
5 to 911114.94%
10 to 1411215.07%
15 to 198711.71%
20 to 24476.33%
25 to 29456.06%
30 to 34374.98%
35 to 39466.19%
40 to 44425.65%
45 to 49314.17%
50 to 54131.75%
55 to 59253.36%
60 to 64172.29%
65 to 69162.15%
70 to 74172.29%
75 to 79121.62%
80 and over20.27%
Total743100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 78.46
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.05
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 90.51
  • Median Age: 18.76

Historical population

The population of Baruk grew from 482 in 1990 to 730 in 2020, an increase of 248 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.37%, or a decrease of 13 people, from the previous population of 743 in 2015.

Population of Baruk (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
482
6957.10%
616-2.55%
6380.49%
6963.22%
7431.25%
730-0.37%

Location

Baruk is situated at approximately 11.9981, 125.3571, 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

Baruk 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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