Baras, Municipality of Guiuan, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGuiuan
Postal code6809
Population (2020)1,652
Philippine major island(s)Calicoan
Coordinates11.0104, 125.7695 (11° 1' North, 125° 46' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.7 meters (25.3 feet)

Baras is a barangay in the municipality of Guiuan, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,652. This represented 3.10% of the total population of Guiuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Baras in the 2015 Census was 1,591 broken down into 358 households or an average of 4.44 members per household.

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Number of households in Baras (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8141615.06
8691774.91
1,0382144.85
1,2832545.05
1,4072805.03
1,5913584.44

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Baras is 10 to 14, with 196 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Baras by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1442.77%
1 to 41318.23%
5 to 917611.06%
10 to 1419612.32%
15 to 1918711.75%
20 to 241549.68%
25 to 29744.65%
30 to 341157.23%
35 to 39976.10%
40 to 44855.34%
45 to 49805.03%
50 to 54644.02%
55 to 59422.64%
60 to 64422.64%
65 to 69342.14%
70 to 74342.14%
75 to 79231.45%
80 and over130.82%
Total1,591100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.19
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.06
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69.25
  • Median Age: 22.00

Historical population

The population of Baras grew from 814 in 1990 to 1,652 in 2020, an increase of 838 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.80%, or an increase of 61 people, from the previous population of 1,591 in 2015.

Population of Baras (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
814
8691.23%
1,0383.88%
1,2832.97%
1,4073.42%
1,5912.37%
1,6520.80%

Location

Baras is situated at approximately 11.0104, 125.7695, in the island of Calicoan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.7 meters or 25.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Baras 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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