Daganas, Municipality of Catarman, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityCatarman
Postal code6400
Population (2020)2,881
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.5057, 124.6118 (12° 30' North, 124° 37' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.8 meters (35.4 feet)

Daganas is a barangay in the municipality of Catarman, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,881. This represented 2.94% of the total population of Catarman.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Daganas in the 2015 Census was 2,351 broken down into 469 households or an average of 5.01 members per household.

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Number of households in Daganas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8291655.02
9441865.08
1,0631945.48
1,7573385.20
1,8983415.57
2,3514695.01

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Daganas is 10 to 14, with 354 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Daganas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1461.96%
1 to 42159.15%
5 to 928812.25%
10 to 1435415.06%
15 to 1929812.68%
20 to 242229.44%
25 to 291476.25%
30 to 341255.32%
35 to 391405.95%
40 to 441315.57%
45 to 491185.02%
50 to 54873.70%
55 to 59572.42%
60 to 64381.62%
65 to 69311.32%
70 to 74281.19%
75 to 79160.68%
80 and over100.43%
Total2,351100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 66.25
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.24
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.49
  • Median Age: 19.57

Historical population

The population of Daganas grew from 829 in 1990 to 2,881 in 2020, an increase of 2,052 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.37%, or an increase of 530 people, from the previous population of 2,351 in 2015.

Population of Daganas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
829
9442.46%
1,0632.58%
1,7577.18%
1,8982.85%
2,3514.16%
2,8814.37%

Location

Daganas is situated at approximately 12.5057, 124.6118, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.8 meters or 35.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Daganas 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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