Camanga, Municipality of Oras, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityOras
Postal code6818
Population (2020)469
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.1423, 125.4391 (12° 9' North, 125° 26' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.2 meters (23.6 feet)

Camanga, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Oras, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 469. This represented 1.25% of the total population of Oras.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Camanga in the 2015 Census was 526 broken down into 128 households or an average of 4.11 members per household.

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Number of households in Camanga (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5551025.44
6651215.50
5521095.06
4851194.08
5541184.69
5261284.11

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Camanga is 10 to 14, with 66 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, and 75 to 79, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Camanga by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1101.90%
1 to 4417.79%
5 to 95410.27%
10 to 146612.55%
15 to 19519.70%
20 to 24366.84%
25 to 29193.61%
30 to 34315.89%
35 to 39407.60%
40 to 44356.65%
45 to 49295.51%
50 to 54163.04%
55 to 59244.56%
60 to 64193.61%
65 to 69193.61%
70 to 74152.85%
75 to 79101.90%
80 and over112.09%
Total526100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 18.33
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 75.33
  • Median Age: 26.32

Historical population

The population of Camanga fell from 555 in 1990 to 469 in 2020, a decrease of 86 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 2.39%, or a decrease of 57 people, from the previous population of 526 in 2015.

Population of Camanga (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
555
6653.45%
552-3.91%
485-1.77%
5544.96%
526-0.98%
469-2.39%

Location

Camanga is situated at approximately 12.1423, 125.4391, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.2 meters or 23.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Camanga 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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