Rawis, 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)1,169
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.0171, 125.4684 (12° 1' North, 125° 28' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level13.4 meters (44.0 feet)

Rawis is a barangay in the municipality of Can-Avid, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,169. This represented 5.39% of the total population of Can-avid.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Rawis in the 2015 Census was 1,030 broken down into 228 households or an average of 4.52 members per household.

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Number of households in Rawis (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6441245.19
7491335.63
7641385.54
8831725.13
1,0071975.11
1,0302284.52

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Rawis is 10 to 14, with 139 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Rawis by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1201.94%
1 to 4949.13%
5 to 910910.58%
10 to 1413913.50%
15 to 1912311.94%
20 to 24959.22%
25 to 29898.64%
30 to 34605.83%
35 to 39535.15%
40 to 44646.21%
45 to 49484.66%
50 to 54484.66%
55 to 59282.72%
60 to 64201.94%
65 to 69131.26%
70 to 74121.17%
75 to 79100.97%
80 and over50.49%
Total1,030100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.64
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.37
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.01
  • Median Age: 21.58

Historical population

The population of Rawis grew from 644 in 1990 to 1,169 in 2020, an increase of 525 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.70%, or an increase of 139 people, from the previous population of 1,030 in 2015.

Population of Rawis (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
644
7492.87%
7640.43%
8832.02%
1,0074.90%
1,0300.43%
1,1692.70%

Location

Rawis is situated at approximately 12.0171, 125.4684, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 13.4 meters or 44.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Rawis 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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