Trinidad, Municipality of Oras, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityOras
Postal code6818
Population (2020)737
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.1440, 125.3474 (12° 9' North, 125° 21' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level42.3 meters (138.8 feet)

Trinidad, formerly Maycorot, is a barangay in the municipality of Oras, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 737. This represented 1.97% of the total population of Oras.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Trinidad in the 2015 Census was 894 broken down into 227 households or an average of 3.94 members per household.

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Number of households in Trinidad (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6151055.86
7111205.93
335575.88
7331544.76
8601705.06
8942273.94

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Trinidad is 5 to 9, with 116 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Trinidad by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1232.57%
1 to 49911.07%
5 to 911612.98%
10 to 1410111.30%
15 to 19869.62%
20 to 24738.17%
25 to 29677.49%
30 to 34748.28%
35 to 39505.59%
40 to 44475.26%
45 to 49313.47%
50 to 54333.69%
55 to 59303.36%
60 to 64161.79%
65 to 69212.35%
70 to 74171.90%
75 to 7991.01%
80 and over10.11%
Total894100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 66.86
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.47
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.33
  • Median Age: 21.51

Historical population

The population of Trinidad grew from 615 in 1990 to 737 in 2020, an increase of 122 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 3.98%, or a decrease of 157 people, from the previous population of 894 in 2015.

Population of Trinidad (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
615
7112.75%
335-14.90%
73311.40%
8605.99%
8940.74%
737-3.98%

Location

Trinidad is situated at approximately 12.1440, 125.3474, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 42.3 meters or 138.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Trinidad 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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