Santo Tomas, Municipality of Sulat, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalitySulat
Postal code6815
Population (2020)1,462
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.8488, 125.4195 (11° 51' North, 125° 25' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.1 meters (26.6 feet)

Santo Tomas is a barangay in the municipality of Sulat, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,462. This represented 9.28% of the total population of Sulat.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santo Tomas in the 2015 Census was 1,523 broken down into 326 households or an average of 4.67 members per household.

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Number of households in Santo Tomas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9761905.14
1,2422085.97
1,2162315.26
1,5393154.89
1,5293184.81
1,5233264.67

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santo Tomas is 15 to 19, with 177 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 20 individuals.

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Population of Santo Tomas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1251.63%
1 to 41217.87%
5 to 91278.26%
10 to 1417611.45%
15 to 1917711.52%
20 to 2416710.87%
25 to 291026.64%
30 to 34915.92%
35 to 39905.86%
40 to 44895.79%
45 to 49986.38%
50 to 54613.97%
55 to 59583.77%
60 to 64332.15%
65 to 69422.73%
70 to 74392.54%
75 to 79201.30%
80 and over211.37%
Total1,537100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.48
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.63
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 59.11
  • Median Age: 24.27

Historical population

The population of Santo Tomas grew from 976 in 1990 to 1,462 in 2020, an increase of 486 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.05%, or a decrease of 75 people, from the previous population of 1,537 in 2015.

Population of Santo Tomas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
976
1,2424.62%
1,216-0.45%
1,5393.30%
1,529-0.24%
1,5370.10%
1,462-1.05%

Location

Santo Tomas is situated at approximately 11.8488, 125.4195, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.1 meters or 26.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Santo Tomas 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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