Tagak, Municipality of Carigara, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityCarigara
Postal code6529
Population (2020)332
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates11.2891, 124.7122 (11° 17' North, 124° 43' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.3 meters (20.7 feet)

Tagak is a barangay in the municipality of Carigara, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 332. This represented 0.61% of the total population of Carigara.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tagak in the 2015 Census was 541 broken down into 127 households or an average of 4.26 members per household.

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Number of households in Tagak (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
465895.22
464944.94
488905.42
457944.86
5681164.90
5411274.26

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tagak is 15 to 19, with 61 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Tagak by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 130.55%
1 to 4529.61%
5 to 9519.43%
10 to 14519.43%
15 to 196111.28%
20 to 24468.50%
25 to 29499.06%
30 to 34387.02%
35 to 39224.07%
40 to 44336.10%
45 to 49224.07%
50 to 54183.33%
55 to 59346.28%
60 to 64152.77%
65 to 69142.59%
70 to 7491.66%
75 to 79122.22%
80 and over112.03%
Total541100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.45
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 13.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 60.06
  • Median Age: 25.66

Historical population

The population of Tagak fell from 465 in 1990 to 332 in 2020, a decrease of 133 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 9.77%, or a decrease of 209 people, from the previous population of 541 in 2015.

Population of Tagak (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
465
464-0.04%
4881.09%
457-0.90%
5688.24%
541-0.92%
332-9.77%

Location

Tagak is situated at approximately 11.2891, 124.7122, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.3 meters or 20.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tagak 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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