Picas Norte, Municipality of Javier, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityJavier
Postal code6511
Population (2020)626
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.7747, 124.9888 (10° 46' North, 124° 59' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.5 meters (14.8 feet)

Picas Norte is a barangay in the municipality of Javier, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 626. This represented 2.35% of the total population of Javier.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Picas Norte in the 2015 Census was 575 broken down into 145 households or an average of 3.97 members per household.

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Number of households in Picas Norte (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
419964.36
430954.53
5541035.38
5131164.42
5621264.46
5751453.97

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Picas Norte is 15 to 19, with 63 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Picas Norte by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1152.61%
1 to 4518.87%
5 to 9549.39%
10 to 14518.87%
15 to 196310.96%
20 to 24559.57%
25 to 29417.13%
30 to 34335.74%
35 to 39305.22%
40 to 44356.09%
45 to 49427.30%
50 to 54315.39%
55 to 59234.00%
60 to 64122.09%
65 to 69142.43%
70 to 7491.57%
75 to 7991.57%
80 and over71.22%
Total575100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.85
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.68
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.53
  • Median Age: 24.86

Historical population

The population of Picas Norte grew from 419 in 1990 to 626 in 2020, an increase of 207 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.80%, or an increase of 51 people, from the previous population of 575 in 2015.

Population of Picas Norte (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
419
4300.49%
5545.58%
513-1.05%
5623.38%
5750.44%
6261.80%

Location

Picas Norte is situated at approximately 10.7747, 124.9888, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.5 meters or 14.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Picas Norte 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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