Sapao, Municipality of Guiuan, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGuiuan
Postal code6809
Population (2020)1,116
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.0435, 125.7532 (11° 3' North, 125° 45' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.8 meters (35.4 feet)

Sapao is a barangay in the municipality of Guiuan, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,116. This represented 2.09% of the total population of Guiuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sapao in the 2015 Census was 965 broken down into 256 households or an average of 3.77 members per household.

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Number of households in Sapao (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7251255.80
6981395.02
7991495.36
7321534.78
9602184.40
9652563.77

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sapao is 10 to 14, with 121 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Sapao by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1262.69%
1 to 4879.02%
5 to 9969.95%
10 to 1412112.54%
15 to 1911511.92%
20 to 24676.94%
25 to 29717.36%
30 to 34586.01%
35 to 39676.94%
40 to 44525.39%
45 to 49404.15%
50 to 54434.46%
55 to 59333.42%
60 to 64252.59%
65 to 69212.18%
70 to 74171.76%
75 to 79101.04%
80 and over161.66%
Total965100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.79
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.21
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69
  • Median Age: 22.80

Historical population

The population of Sapao grew from 728 in 1990 to 1,116 in 2020, an increase of 388 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.11%, or an increase of 151 people, from the previous population of 965 in 2015.

Population of Sapao (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
728
698-0.79%
7992.94%
732-1.20%
96110.42%
9650.08%
1,1163.11%

Location

Sapao is situated at approximately 11.0435, 125.7532, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.8 meters or 35.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sapao 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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