Bongdo, Municipality of Taft, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityTaft
Postal code6816
Population (2020)269
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9385, 125.4008 (11° 56' North, 125° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.0 meters (16.4 feet)

Bongdo is a barangay in the municipality of Taft, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 269. This represented 1.43% of the total population of Taft.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bongdo in the 2015 Census was 319 broken down into 82 households or an average of 3.89 members per household.

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Number of households in Bongdo (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
282466.13
263475.60
260495.31
230534.34
257644.02
319823.89

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bongdo is 5 to 9, with 33 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Bongdo by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 182.51%
1 to 43210.03%
5 to 93310.34%
10 to 143210.03%
15 to 19319.72%
20 to 24309.40%
25 to 29268.15%
30 to 34195.96%
35 to 39175.33%
40 to 44237.21%
45 to 4992.82%
50 to 54123.76%
55 to 59154.70%
60 to 64123.76%
65 to 69123.76%
70 to 7430.94%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over51.57%
Total319100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 54.12
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.31
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.43
  • Median Age: 23.92

Historical population

The population of Bongdo fell from 282 in 1990 to 269 in 2020, a decrease of 13 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 3.52%, or a decrease of 50 people, from the previous population of 319 in 2015.

Population of Bongdo (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
282
263-1.30%
260-0.25%
230-1.68%
2574.12%
3194.20%
269-3.52%

Location

Bongdo is situated at approximately 11.9385, 125.4008, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.0 meters or 16.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bongdo 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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