Santa Margarita, Municipality of Quinapondan, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityQuinapondan
Postal code6810
Population (2020)676
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.1532, 125.5623 (11° 9' North, 125° 34' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level2.4 meters (7.9 feet)

Santa Margarita is a barangay in the municipality of Quinapondan, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 676. This represented 4.66% of the total population of Quinapondan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santa Margarita in the 2015 Census was 707 broken down into 178 households or an average of 3.97 members per household.

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Number of households in Santa Margarita (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5811055.53
5681224.66
5721254.58
5641374.12
6671374.87
7071783.97

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santa Margarita is 10 to 14, with 80 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Santa Margarita by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1111.56%
1 to 4557.78%
5 to 9649.05%
10 to 148011.32%
15 to 197710.89%
20 to 24659.19%
25 to 29395.52%
30 to 34476.65%
35 to 39446.22%
40 to 44334.67%
45 to 49354.95%
50 to 54314.38%
55 to 59294.10%
60 to 64273.82%
65 to 69233.25%
70 to 74192.69%
75 to 79101.41%
80 and over182.55%
Total707100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.18
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 16.39
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 65.57
  • Median Age: 25.19

Historical population

The population of Santa Margarita grew from 581 in 1990 to 676 in 2020, an increase of 95 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.94%, or a decrease of 31 people, from the previous population of 707 in 2015.

Population of Santa Margarita (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
581
568-0.42%
5720.15%
564-0.19%
6676.30%
7071.11%
676-0.94%

Location

Santa Margarita is situated at approximately 11.1532, 125.5623, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 2.4 meters or 7.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Santa Margarita 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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