Tarugan, Municipality of La Paz, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityLa Paz
Postal code6508
Population (2020)420
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.8887, 124.9178 (10° 53' North, 124° 55' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level239.9 meters (787.1 feet)

Tarugan is a barangay in the municipality of La Paz, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 420. This represented 2.19% of the total population of La Paz.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tarugan in the 2015 Census was 420 broken down into 116 households or an average of 3.62 members per household.

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Number of households in Tarugan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
204385.37
345754.60
386775.01
349704.99
352844.19
4201163.62

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tarugan is 10 to 14, with 61 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Tarugan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 161.43%
1 to 4399.29%
5 to 95112.14%
10 to 146114.52%
15 to 194410.48%
20 to 24245.71%
25 to 29317.38%
30 to 34215.00%
35 to 39286.67%
40 to 44225.24%
45 to 49184.29%
50 to 54215.00%
55 to 59174.05%
60 to 64122.86%
65 to 6971.67%
70 to 7481.90%
75 to 7961.43%
80 and over40.95%
Total420100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 65.97
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.5
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.47
  • Median Age: 21.88

Historical population

The population of Tarugan grew from 204 in 1990 to 420 in 2020, an increase of 216 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote there was no change from the previous population in 2015.

Population of Tarugan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
204
34510.34%
3862.44%
349-1.38%
3520.31%
4203.42%
4200.00%

Location

Tarugan is situated at approximately 10.8887, 124.9178, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 239.9 meters or 787.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tarugan 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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