Canteros, 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)1,103
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9812, 125.4323 (11° 59' North, 125° 26' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.6 meters (34.8 feet)

Canteros is a barangay in the municipality of Can-Avid, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,103. This represented 5.09% of the total population of Can-avid.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Canteros in the 2015 Census was 1,078 broken down into 271 households or an average of 3.98 members per household.

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Number of households in Canteros (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7641425.38
7641574.87
7961664.80
9392144.39
9502064.61
1,0782713.98

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Canteros is 5 to 9, with 121 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 11 individuals.

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Population of Canteros by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1242.23%
1 to 410910.11%
5 to 912111.22%
10 to 14928.53%
15 to 191059.74%
20 to 241039.55%
25 to 29999.18%
30 to 34797.33%
35 to 39534.92%
40 to 44484.45%
45 to 49433.99%
50 to 54393.62%
55 to 59353.25%
60 to 64413.80%
65 to 69353.25%
70 to 74282.60%
75 to 79131.21%
80 and over111.02%
Total1,078100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 53.64
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 13.49
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 67.13
  • Median Age: 24.27

Historical population

The population of Canteros grew from 764 in 1990 to 1,103 in 2020, an increase of 339 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.48%, or an increase of 25 people, from the previous population of 1,078 in 2015.

Population of Canteros (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
764
7640.00%
7960.88%
9392.30%
9500.42%
1,0782.44%
1,1030.48%

Location

Canteros is situated at approximately 11.9812, 125.4323, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.6 meters or 34.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Canteros 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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