Magay, Municipality of Tanauan, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityTanauan
Postal code6502
Population (2020)728
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates11.1158, 125.0197 (11° 7' North, 125° 1' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.1 meters (23.3 feet)

Magay is a barangay in the municipality of Tanauan, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 728. This represented 1.27% of the total population of Tanauan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Magay in the 2015 Census was 587 broken down into 162 households or an average of 3.62 members per household.

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Number of households in Magay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
273545.06
343655.28
372745.03
5031144.41
5731264.55
5871623.62

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Magay is 5 to 9, with 66 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Magay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1203.41%
1 to 4406.81%
5 to 96611.24%
10 to 146511.07%
15 to 19589.88%
20 to 24478.01%
25 to 29437.33%
30 to 345910.05%
35 to 39416.98%
40 to 44254.26%
45 to 49264.43%
50 to 54233.92%
55 to 59274.60%
60 to 64172.90%
65 to 69152.56%
70 to 7461.02%
75 to 7940.68%
80 and over50.85%
Total587100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 52.19
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.2
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 60.39
  • Median Age: 24.73

Historical population

The population of Magay grew from 273 in 1990 to 728 in 2020, an increase of 455 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.64%, or an increase of 141 people, from the previous population of 587 in 2015.

Population of Magay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
273
3434.37%
3721.76%
5034.25%
5734.86%
5870.46%
7284.64%

Location

Magay is situated at approximately 11.1158, 125.0197, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.1 meters or 23.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Magay 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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