Barangay 8, Municipality of Dolores, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityDolores
Postal code6817
Population (2020)142
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.0371, 125.4828 (12° 2' North, 125° 29' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.0 meters (23.0 feet)

Barangay 8, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Dolores, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 142. This represented 0.32% of the total population of Dolores.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Barangay 8 in the 2015 Census was 209 broken down into 48 households or an average of 4.35 members per household.

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Number of households in Barangay 8 (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
224356.40
246386.47
181404.53
172364.78
157334.76
209484.35

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Barangay 8 is 15 to 19, with 35 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 1 individual.

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Population of Barangay 8 by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 152.26%
1 to 4114.98%
5 to 92310.41%
10 to 14156.79%
15 to 193515.84%
20 to 242611.76%
25 to 29209.05%
30 to 34104.52%
35 to 39177.69%
40 to 44114.98%
45 to 49125.43%
50 to 54135.88%
55 to 5931.36%
60 to 6452.26%
65 to 6962.71%
70 to 7462.71%
75 to 7910.45%
80 and over20.90%
Total221100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 35.53
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.87
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 45.4
  • Median Age: 24.13

Historical population

The population of Barangay 8 fell from 224 in 1990 to 142 in 2020, a decrease of 82 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 8.89%, or a decrease of 79 people, from the previous population of 221 in 2015.

Population of Barangay 8 (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
224
2461.77%
181-6.37%
172-0.70%
157-3.27%
2216.73%
142-8.89%

Location

Barangay 8 is situated at approximately 12.0371, 125.4828, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.0 meters or 23.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Barangay 8 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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