Cansangaya, 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)1,257
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9646, 125.4346 (11° 58' North, 125° 26' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level16.3 meters (53.5 feet)

Cansangaya is a barangay in the municipality of Can-Avid, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,257. This represented 5.80% of the total population of Can-avid.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cansangaya in the 2015 Census was 1,225 broken down into 278 households or an average of 4.41 members per household.

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Number of households in Cansangaya (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8911705.24
1,0041885.34
1,0552115.00
1,1252434.63
1,1872544.67
1,2252784.41

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cansangaya is 15 to 19, with 146 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 15 individuals.

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Population of Cansangaya by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1191.55%
1 to 4887.18%
5 to 914311.67%
10 to 1414011.43%
15 to 1914611.92%
20 to 241068.65%
25 to 29927.51%
30 to 34625.06%
35 to 39675.47%
40 to 44685.55%
45 to 49796.45%
50 to 54544.41%
55 to 59554.49%
60 to 64241.96%
65 to 69322.61%
70 to 74161.31%
75 to 79151.22%
80 and over191.55%
Total1,225100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 51.79
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.89
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.68
  • Median Age: 23.61

Historical population

The population of Cansangaya grew from 891 in 1990 to 1,257 in 2020, an increase of 366 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.54%, or an increase of 32 people, from the previous population of 1,225 in 2015.

Population of Cansangaya (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
891
1,0042.26%
1,0551.07%
1,1250.89%
1,1871.97%
1,2250.60%
1,2570.54%

Location

Cansangaya is situated at approximately 11.9646, 125.4346, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 16.3 meters or 53.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cansangaya 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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