Tagbacan, Municipality of Salcedo, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalitySalcedo
Postal code6807
Population (2020)749
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.1538, 125.5770 (11° 9' North, 125° 35' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level11.8 meters (38.7 feet)

Tagbacan is a barangay in the municipality of Salcedo, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 749. This represented 3.38% of the total population of Salcedo.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tagbacan in the 2015 Census was 764 broken down into 168 households or an average of 4.55 members per household.

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Number of households in Tagbacan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5781115.21
5661224.64
5801214.79
6461275.09
6891384.99
7641684.55

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tagbacan is 15 to 19, with 113 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Tagbacan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1151.96%
1 to 4638.25%
5 to 97710.08%
10 to 1410413.61%
15 to 1911314.79%
20 to 24526.81%
25 to 29516.68%
30 to 34324.19%
35 to 39384.97%
40 to 44364.71%
45 to 49344.45%
50 to 54374.84%
55 to 59283.66%
60 to 64222.88%
65 to 69233.01%
70 to 74192.49%
75 to 7940.52%
80 and over162.09%
Total764100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.47
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 14
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.47
  • Median Age: 20.96

Historical population

The population of Tagbacan grew from 578 in 1990 to 749 in 2020, an increase of 171 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.42%, or a decrease of 15 people, from the previous population of 764 in 2015.

Population of Tagbacan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
578
566-0.39%
5800.53%
6461.50%
6892.37%
7641.99%
749-0.42%

Location

Tagbacan is situated at approximately 11.1538, 125.5770, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 11.8 meters or 38.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tagbacan 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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