Gigoso, Municipality of Giporlos, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGiporlos
Postal code6811
Population (2020)787
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.0878, 125.5112 (11° 5' North, 125° 31' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level2.5 meters (8.2 feet)

Gigoso is a barangay in the municipality of Giporlos, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 787. This represented 6.00% of the total population of Giporlos.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Gigoso in the 2015 Census was 794 broken down into 243 households or an average of 3.27 members per household.

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Number of households in Gigoso (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7551425.32
7121514.72
6911534.52
7531734.35
7921774.47
7942433.27

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Gigoso is 15 to 19, with 88 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 15 individuals.

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Population of Gigoso by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1182.27%
1 to 4587.30%
5 to 98210.33%
10 to 14799.95%
15 to 198811.08%
20 to 24708.82%
25 to 29526.55%
30 to 34455.67%
35 to 39324.03%
40 to 44425.29%
45 to 49475.92%
50 to 54486.05%
55 to 59384.79%
60 to 64182.27%
65 to 69232.90%
70 to 74222.77%
75 to 79172.14%
80 and over151.89%
Total794100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.38
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 16.04
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 65.42
  • Median Age: 25.19

Historical population

The population of Gigoso grew from 755 in 1990 to 787 in 2020, an increase of 32 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.19%, or a decrease of 7 people, from the previous population of 794 in 2015.

Population of Gigoso (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
755
712-1.09%
691-0.64%
7531.19%
7921.86%
7940.05%
787-0.19%

Location

Gigoso is situated at approximately 11.0878, 125.5112, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 2.5 meters or 8.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Gigoso 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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