Mabuhay, Municipality of Oras, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityOras
Postal code6818
Population (2020)645
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.1119, 125.4172 (12° 7' North, 125° 25' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level11.2 meters (36.7 feet)

Mabuhay is a barangay in the municipality of Oras, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 645. This represented 1.72% of the total population of Oras.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Mabuhay in the 2015 Census was 614 broken down into 142 households or an average of 4.32 members per household.

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Number of households in Mabuhay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
371735.08
487905.41
5461055.20
5401015.35
5711194.80
6141424.32

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Mabuhay is 5 to 9, with 88 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Mabuhay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1152.44%
1 to 4589.45%
5 to 98814.33%
10 to 148013.03%
15 to 197111.56%
20 to 24538.63%
25 to 29508.14%
30 to 34315.05%
35 to 39274.40%
40 to 44254.07%
45 to 49193.09%
50 to 54304.89%
55 to 59172.77%
60 to 6491.47%
65 to 69121.95%
70 to 74142.28%
75 to 7981.30%
80 and over71.14%
Total614100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 72.59
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.35
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 84.94
  • Median Age: 19.65

Historical population

The population of Mabuhay grew from 371 in 1990 to 645 in 2020, an increase of 274 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.04%, or an increase of 31 people, from the previous population of 614 in 2015.

Population of Mabuhay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
371
4875.23%
5462.48%
540-0.15%
5712.05%
6141.39%
6451.04%

Location

Mabuhay is situated at approximately 12.1119, 125.4172, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 11.2 meters or 36.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Mabuhay 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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