Lanawan, Municipality of Macarthur, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityMacarthur
Postal code6509
Population (2020)344
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.8563, 124.8601 (10° 51' North, 124° 52' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level483.4 meters (1,585.9 feet)

Lanawan is a barangay in the municipality of Macarthur, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 344. This represented 1.59% of the total population of Macarthur.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lanawan in the 2015 Census was 314 broken down into 66 households or an average of 4.76 members per household.

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Number of households in Lanawan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
150324.69
221395.67
138334.18
232474.94
242534.57
314664.76

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lanawan is 5 to 9, with 52 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 65 to 69, and 70 to 74, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Lanawan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1123.82%
1 to 43912.42%
5 to 95216.56%
10 to 144414.01%
15 to 19309.55%
20 to 24299.24%
25 to 29206.37%
30 to 34247.64%
35 to 39175.41%
40 to 44103.18%
45 to 49123.82%
50 to 54113.50%
55 to 5961.91%
60 to 6441.27%
65 to 6920.64%
70 to 7420.64%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over0.00%
Total314100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 90.18
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.45
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 92.63
  • Median Age: 16.67

Historical population

The population of Lanawan grew from 150 in 1990 to 344 in 2020, an increase of 194 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.94%, or an increase of 30 people, from the previous population of 314 in 2015.

Population of Lanawan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
150
2217.53%
138-9.60%
2327.43%
2421.55%
3145.08%
3441.94%

Location

Lanawan is situated at approximately 10.8563, 124.8601, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 483.4 meters or 1,585.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lanawan 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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