Suluan, Municipality of Guiuan, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGuiuan
Postal code6809
Population (2020)1,455
Coordinates10.7612, 125.9508 (10° 46' North, 125° 57' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.0 meters (23.0 feet)

Suluan is a barangay in the municipality of Guiuan, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,455. This represented 2.73% of the total population of Guiuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Suluan in the 2015 Census was 1,398 broken down into 349 households or an average of 4.01 members per household.

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Number of households in Suluan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,3522156.29
1,0172254.52
1,2042784.33
1,4963374.44
1,6373584.57
1,3983494.01

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Suluan is 5 to 9, with 185 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 9 individuals.

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Population of Suluan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1312.22%
1 to 41349.59%
5 to 918513.23%
10 to 1415310.94%
15 to 191299.23%
20 to 241037.37%
25 to 29825.87%
30 to 34936.65%
35 to 39916.51%
40 to 44936.65%
45 to 49775.51%
50 to 54634.51%
55 to 59513.65%
60 to 64342.43%
65 to 69302.15%
70 to 74251.79%
75 to 7990.64%
80 and over151.07%
Total1,398100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 61.64
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.68
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 71.32
  • Median Age: 23.25

Historical population

The population of Suluan grew from 1,352 in 1990 to 1,455 in 2020, an increase of 103 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.84%, or an increase of 57 people, from the previous population of 1,398 in 2015.

Population of Suluan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,352
1,017-5.19%
1,2043.69%
1,4963.04%
1,6373.33%
1,398-2.96%
1,4550.84%

Location

Suluan is situated at approximately 10.7612, 125.9508, in the island of Suluan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.0 meters or 23.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Suluan does not share a common border with any barangay.

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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