Tandang Sora, 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)160
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.2636, 125.4762 (11° 16' North, 125° 29' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level222.1 meters (728.7 feet)

Tandang Sora is a barangay in the municipality of General Macarthur, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 160. This represented 1.11% of the total population of General Macarthur.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tandang Sora in the 2015 Census was 107 broken down into 20 households or an average of 5.35 members per household.

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Number of households in Tandang Sora (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
102156.80
128187.11
139245.79
194306.47
128216.10
107205.35

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tandang Sora is 15 to 19, with 16 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 50 to 54, 55 to 59, and 70 to 74, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Tandang Sora by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 143.74%
1 to 4109.35%
5 to 91413.08%
10 to 141514.02%
15 to 191614.95%
20 to 2476.54%
25 to 2987.48%
30 to 3476.54%
35 to 3943.74%
40 to 4454.67%
45 to 4954.67%
50 to 5421.87%
55 to 5921.87%
60 to 6432.80%
65 to 6932.80%
70 to 7421.87%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over0.00%
Total107100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 72.88
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.47
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 81.35
  • Median Age: 18.28

Historical population

The population of Tandang Sora grew from 102 in 1990 to 160 in 2020, an increase of 58 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 8.84%, or an increase of 53 people, from the previous population of 107 in 2015.

Population of Tandang Sora (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
102
1284.35%
1391.78%
1944.71%
128-14.05%
107-3.35%
1608.84%

Location

Tandang Sora is situated at approximately 11.2636, 125.4762, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 222.1 meters or 728.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tandang Sora 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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