Sulangan, Municipality of Guiuan, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGuiuan
Postal code6809
Population (2020)3,834
Philippine major island(s)Calicoan
Coordinates10.9397, 125.8262 (10° 56' North, 125° 50' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.2 meters (20.3 feet)

Sulangan is a barangay in the municipality of Guiuan, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,834. This represented 7.19% of the total population of Guiuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sulangan in the 2015 Census was 4,020 broken down into 882 households or an average of 4.56 members per household.

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Number of households in Sulangan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,2444465.03
2,7395694.81
2,8605774.96
3,3377244.61
3,5828034.46
4,0208824.56

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sulangan is 10 to 14, with 491 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 34 individuals.

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Population of Sulangan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11052.61%
1 to 43578.88%
5 to 942310.52%
10 to 1449112.21%
15 to 1942610.60%
20 to 243909.70%
25 to 292887.16%
30 to 342155.35%
35 to 392255.60%
40 to 441904.73%
45 to 492205.47%
50 to 541994.95%
55 to 591533.81%
60 to 64982.44%
65 to 69882.19%
70 to 74661.64%
75 to 79521.29%
80 and over340.85%
Total4,020100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.24
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.98
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 67.22
  • Median Age: 22.67

Historical population

The population of Sulangan grew from 2,251 in 1990 to 3,834 in 2020, an increase of 1,583 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.99%, or a decrease of 186 people, from the previous population of 4,020 in 2015.

Population of Sulangan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,251
2,7433.77%
2,8650.94%
3,3372.13%
3,5972.77%
4,0202.14%
3,834-0.99%

Location

Sulangan is situated at approximately 10.9397, 125.8262, in the island of Calicoan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.2 meters or 20.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sulangan 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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