Tagporo, Municipality of Guiuan, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGuiuan
Postal code6809
Population (2020)1,643
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.0320, 125.7497 (11° 2' North, 125° 45' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.2 meters (30.2 feet)

Tagporo is a barangay in the municipality of Guiuan, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,643. This represented 3.08% of the total population of Guiuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tagporo in the 2015 Census was 529 broken down into 128 households or an average of 4.13 members per household.

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Number of households in Tagporo (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
269594.56
252564.50
281604.68
322794.08
403994.07
5291284.13

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tagporo is 5 to 9, with 68 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Tagporo by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1234.35%
1 to 4519.64%
5 to 96812.85%
10 to 146412.10%
15 to 19468.70%
20 to 245810.96%
25 to 29427.94%
30 to 34356.62%
35 to 39275.10%
40 to 44285.29%
45 to 49244.54%
50 to 54163.02%
55 to 59101.89%
60 to 6461.13%
65 to 69142.65%
70 to 7491.70%
75 to 7950.95%
80 and over30.57%
Total529100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70.55
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.62
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 81.17
  • Median Age: 21.08

Historical population

The population of Tagporo grew from 269 in 1990 to 1,643 in 2020, an increase of 1,374 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 26.94%, or an increase of 1,114 people, from the previous population of 529 in 2015.

Population of Tagporo (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
269
252-1.22%
2812.36%
3221.90%
4038.51%
5295.32%
1,64326.94%

Location

Tagporo is situated at approximately 11.0320, 125.7497, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.2 meters or 30.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tagporo 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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