Bugabuga, Municipality of Villaba, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityVillaba
Postal code6537
Population (2020)577
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates11.1851, 124.4317 (11° 11' North, 124° 26' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level81.7 meters (268.0 feet)

Bugabuga is a barangay in the municipality of Villaba, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 577. This represented 1.35% of the total population of Villaba.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bugabuga in the 2015 Census was 502 broken down into 132 households or an average of 3.80 members per household.

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Number of households in Bugabuga (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5661125.05
4851124.33
366824.46
4271024.19
4431123.96
5021323.80

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bugabuga is 15 to 19, with 55 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Bugabuga by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1152.99%
1 to 4438.57%
5 to 95310.56%
10 to 14479.36%
15 to 195510.96%
20 to 24407.97%
25 to 29458.96%
30 to 34397.77%
35 to 39224.38%
40 to 44275.38%
45 to 49265.18%
50 to 54275.38%
55 to 59203.98%
60 to 64193.78%
65 to 6951.00%
70 to 7471.39%
75 to 7940.80%
80 and over81.59%
Total502100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.38
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.5
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 56.88
  • Median Age: 24.75

Historical population

The population of Bugabuga grew from 566 in 1990 to 577 in 2020, an increase of 11 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.97%, or an increase of 75 people, from the previous population of 502 in 2015.

Population of Bugabuga (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
566
485-2.85%
366-5.86%
4272.15%
4431.35%
5022.41%
5772.97%

Location

Bugabuga is situated at approximately 11.1851, 124.4317, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 81.7 meters or 268.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bugabuga 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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