Boco, 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)481
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9288, 125.2498 (11° 56' North, 125° 15' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level22.9 meters (75.1 feet)

Boco is a barangay in the municipality of Can-Avid, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 481. This represented 2.22% of the total population of Can-avid.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Boco in the 2015 Census was 475 broken down into 94 households or an average of 5.05 members per household.

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Number of households in Boco (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
307535.79
357586.16
332655.11
345744.66
473815.84
475945.05

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Boco is 5 to 9, with 78 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Boco by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1142.95%
1 to 45912.42%
5 to 97816.42%
10 to 147716.21%
15 to 19418.63%
20 to 24357.37%
25 to 29275.68%
30 to 34285.89%
35 to 39316.53%
40 to 44204.21%
45 to 49194.00%
50 to 54122.53%
55 to 5981.68%
60 to 64122.53%
65 to 6991.89%
70 to 7430.63%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over20.42%
Total475100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 97.85
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.01
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 103.86
  • Median Age: 16.16

Historical population

The population of Boco grew from 307 in 1990 to 481 in 2020, an increase of 174 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.26%, or an increase of 6 people, from the previous population of 475 in 2015.

Population of Boco (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
307
3693.51%
332-2.24%
3510.77%
47311.47%
4750.08%
4810.26%

Location

Boco is situated at approximately 11.9288, 125.2498, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 22.9 meters or 75.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Boco 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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