Binaloan, Municipality of Taft, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityTaft
Postal code6816
Population (2020)753
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.8545, 125.3252 (11° 51' North, 125° 20' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level16.0 meters (52.5 feet)

Binaloan is a barangay in the municipality of Taft, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 753. This represented 4.01% of the total population of Taft.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Binaloan in the 2015 Census was 730 broken down into 161 households or an average of 4.53 members per household.

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Number of households in Binaloan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
451756.01
654996.61
6861165.91
6971315.32
6441364.74
7301614.53

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Binaloan is 15 to 19, with 100 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Binaloan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1212.83%
1 to 4679.02%
5 to 99512.79%
10 to 148311.17%
15 to 1910013.46%
20 to 24749.96%
25 to 29516.86%
30 to 34273.63%
35 to 39456.06%
40 to 44466.19%
45 to 49263.50%
50 to 54192.56%
55 to 59304.04%
60 to 64162.15%
65 to 69192.56%
70 to 74141.88%
75 to 7981.08%
80 and over20.27%
Total743100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 61.29
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.91
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 71.2
  • Median Age: 20.37

Historical population

The population of Binaloan grew from 458 in 1990 to 753 in 2020, an increase of 295 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.28%, or an increase of 10 people, from the previous population of 743 in 2015.

Population of Binaloan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
458
6546.90%
6861.03%
6970.22%
649-2.56%
7432.61%
7530.28%

Location

Binaloan is situated at approximately 11.8545, 125.3252, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 16.0 meters or 52.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Binaloan 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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