Banuyo, Municipality of Mercedes, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityMercedes
Postal code6808
Population (2020)448
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.0973, 125.6951 (11° 6' North, 125° 42' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level22.7 meters (74.5 feet)

Banuyo is a barangay in the municipality of Mercedes, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 448. This represented 7.33% of the total population of Mercedes.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Banuyo in the 2015 Census was 420 broken down into 99 households or an average of 4.24 members per household.

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Number of households in Banuyo (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
319526.13
341575.98
300595.08
344655.29
391745.28
420994.24

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Banuyo is 10 to 14, with 51 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Banuyo by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1112.62%
1 to 4337.86%
5 to 9378.81%
10 to 145112.14%
15 to 194610.95%
20 to 244811.43%
25 to 29368.57%
30 to 34266.19%
35 to 39215.00%
40 to 44225.24%
45 to 49245.71%
50 to 54143.33%
55 to 59163.81%
60 to 6471.67%
65 to 6961.43%
70 to 7461.43%
75 to 7951.19%
80 and over112.62%
Total420100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.77
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.77
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 61.54
  • Median Age: 23.33

Historical population

The population of Banuyo grew from 319 in 1990 to 448 in 2020, an increase of 129 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.37%, or an increase of 28 people, from the previous population of 420 in 2015.

Population of Banuyo (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
319
3411.26%
300-2.71%
3441.91%
3914.77%
4201.37%
4481.37%

Location

Banuyo is situated at approximately 11.0973, 125.6951, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 22.7 meters or 74.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Banuyo 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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