Guinadiongan, Municipality of Capoocan, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityCapoocan
Postal code6530
Population (2020)494
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates11.3715, 124.5445 (11° 22' North, 124° 33' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level33.5 meters (109.9 feet)

Guinadiongan is a barangay in the municipality of Capoocan, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 494. This represented 1.46% of the total population of Capoocan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Guinadiongan in the 2015 Census was 649 broken down into 150 households or an average of 4.33 members per household.

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Number of households in Guinadiongan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6521056.21
6541125.84
5851115.27
5451254.36
5151224.22
6491504.33

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Guinadiongan is 15 to 19, with 94 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Guinadiongan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1162.47%
1 to 4548.32%
5 to 97511.56%
10 to 147912.17%
15 to 199414.48%
20 to 24477.24%
25 to 29324.93%
30 to 34345.24%
35 to 39436.63%
40 to 44385.86%
45 to 49203.08%
50 to 54274.16%
55 to 59264.01%
60 to 64243.70%
65 to 69162.47%
70 to 7481.23%
75 to 7971.08%
80 and over91.39%
Total649100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.18
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.39
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.57
  • Median Age: 20.69

Historical population

The population of Guinadiongan fell from 652 in 1990 to 494 in 2020, a decrease of 158 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 5.58%, or a decrease of 155 people, from the previous population of 649 in 2015.

Population of Guinadiongan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
652
6540.06%
585-2.36%
545-0.97%
515-2.04%
6494.50%
494-5.58%

Location

Guinadiongan is situated at approximately 11.3715, 124.5445, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 33.5 meters or 109.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Guinadiongan 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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