Doña Pulqueria, Municipality of Catarman, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityCatarman
Postal code6400
Population (2020)1,294
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.4839, 124.6623 (12° 29' North, 124° 40' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.4 meters (21.0 feet)

Doña Pulqueria, formerly Himbang, is a barangay in the municipality of Catarman, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,294. This represented 1.32% of the total population of Catarman.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Doña Pulqueria in the 2015 Census was 1,310 broken down into 271 households or an average of 4.83 members per household.

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Number of households in Doña Pulqueria (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8611505.74
6531374.77
7461834.08
9862164.56
1,1122185.10
1,3102714.83

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Doña Pulqueria is 5 to 9, with 177 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Doña Pulqueria by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1433.28%
1 to 41309.92%
5 to 917713.51%
10 to 1417012.98%
15 to 1916112.29%
20 to 241309.92%
25 to 29725.50%
30 to 34654.96%
35 to 39725.50%
40 to 44685.19%
45 to 49614.66%
50 to 54372.82%
55 to 59413.13%
60 to 64221.68%
65 to 69251.91%
70 to 74201.53%
75 to 7990.69%
80 and over70.53%
Total1,310100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 71.33
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.37
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 79.7
  • Median Age: 19.19

Historical population

The population of Doña Pulqueria grew from 861 in 1990 to 1,294 in 2020, an increase of 433 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.26%, or a decrease of 16 people, from the previous population of 1,310 in 2015.

Population of Doña Pulqueria (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
861
653-5.05%
7462.90%
9863.92%
1,1124.47%
1,3103.17%
1,294-0.26%

Location

Doña Pulqueria is situated at approximately 12.4839, 124.6623, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.4 meters or 21.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Doña Pulqueria 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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