Gebulwangan, Municipality of Catarman, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityCatarman
Postal code6400
Population (2020)716
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.3721, 124.5933 (12° 22' North, 124° 36' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level23.5 meters (77.1 feet)

Gebulwangan is a barangay in the municipality of Catarman, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 716. This represented 0.73% of the total population of Catarman.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Gebulwangan in the 2015 Census was 699 broken down into 160 households or an average of 4.37 members per household.

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Number of households in Gebulwangan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
475875.46
372784.77
5201074.86
5721204.77
5901314.50
6991604.37

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Gebulwangan is 10 to 14, with 95 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Gebulwangan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.00%
1 to 4689.73%
5 to 99012.88%
10 to 149513.59%
15 to 19689.73%
20 to 24639.01%
25 to 29344.86%
30 to 34547.73%
35 to 39426.01%
40 to 44426.01%
45 to 49324.58%
50 to 54294.15%
55 to 59253.58%
60 to 64162.29%
65 to 69152.15%
70 to 74101.43%
75 to 7950.72%
80 and over40.57%
Total699100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 64.2
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.4
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.6
  • Median Age: 21.71

Historical population

The population of Gebulwangan grew from 475 in 1990 to 716 in 2020, an increase of 241 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.51%, or an increase of 17 people, from the previous population of 699 in 2015.

Population of Gebulwangan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
475
372-4.48%
5207.45%
5721.32%
5901.13%
6993.28%
7160.51%

Location

Gebulwangan is situated at approximately 12.3721, 124.5933, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 23.5 meters or 77.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Gebulwangan 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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