Calutan, Municipality of General Macarthur, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGeneral Macarthur
Postal code6805
Population (2020)698
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.2558, 125.5239 (11° 15' North, 125° 31' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level33.8 meters (110.9 feet)

Calutan is a barangay in the municipality of General Macarthur, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 698. This represented 4.84% of the total population of General Macarthur.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Calutan in the 2015 Census was 610 broken down into 128 households or an average of 4.77 members per household.

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Number of households in Calutan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
164334.97
236514.63
244425.81
324625.23
492935.29
6101284.77

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Calutan is 10 to 14, with 82 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 6 individuals.

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Population of Calutan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1203.28%
1 to 46210.16%
5 to 97812.79%
10 to 148213.44%
15 to 197812.79%
20 to 246710.98%
25 to 29396.39%
30 to 34264.26%
35 to 39274.43%
40 to 44284.59%
45 to 49223.61%
50 to 54193.11%
55 to 59172.79%
60 to 64121.97%
65 to 69111.80%
70 to 7460.98%
75 to 7960.98%
80 and over101.64%
Total610100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 72.24
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.85
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 82.09
  • Median Age: 19.04

Historical population

The population of Calutan grew from 164 in 1990 to 698 in 2020, an increase of 534 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.88%, or an increase of 88 people, from the previous population of 610 in 2015.

Population of Calutan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
164
2367.06%
2440.72%
3243.99%
49216.42%
6104.18%
6982.88%

Location

Calutan is situated at approximately 11.2558, 125.5239, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 33.8 meters or 110.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Calutan 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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