Danao, Municipality of Taft, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityTaft
Postal code6816
Population (2020)300
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9298, 125.3820 (11° 56' North, 125° 23' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.7 meters (25.3 feet)

Danao is a barangay in the municipality of Taft, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 300. This represented 1.60% of the total population of Taft.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Danao in the 2015 Census was 170 broken down into 72 households or an average of 2.36 members per household.

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Number of households in Danao (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
256485.33
218444.95
311654.78
348714.90
343834.13
170722.36

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Danao is 5 to 9, with 17 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, and 70 to 74, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Danao by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 121.18%
1 to 484.71%
5 to 91710.00%
10 to 14169.41%
15 to 19137.65%
20 to 24169.41%
25 to 29127.06%
30 to 34116.47%
35 to 3974.12%
40 to 44137.65%
45 to 49169.41%
50 to 5463.53%
55 to 59148.24%
60 to 6474.12%
65 to 6974.12%
70 to 7421.18%
75 to 7931.76%
80 and over0.00%
Total170100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 37.39
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.43
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 47.82
  • Median Age: 30.45

Historical population

The population of Danao grew from 256 in 1990 to 300 in 2020, an increase of 44 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 12.70%, or an increase of 130 people, from the previous population of 170 in 2015.

Population of Danao (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
256
218-2.97%
3117.92%
3481.56%
343-0.53%
170-12.51%
30012.70%

Location

Danao is situated at approximately 11.9298, 125.3820, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.7 meters or 25.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Danao 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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