Barangay 8, Municipality of Catubig, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityCatubig
Postal code6418
Population (2020)634
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.4120, 125.0525 (12° 25' North, 125° 3' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.3 meters (14.1 feet)

Barangay 8, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Catubig, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 634. This represented 1.97% of the total population of Catubig.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Barangay 8 in the 2015 Census was 774 broken down into 154 households or an average of 5.03 members per household.

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Number of households in Barangay 8 (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8651386.27
8481595.33
8271545.37
8761695.18
8601675.15
7741545.03

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Barangay 8 is 15 to 19, with 105 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Barangay 8 by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1131.68%
1 to 4516.59%
5 to 99312.02%
10 to 149912.79%
15 to 1910513.57%
20 to 24567.24%
25 to 29476.07%
30 to 34384.91%
35 to 39364.65%
40 to 44425.43%
45 to 49405.17%
50 to 54476.07%
55 to 59192.45%
60 to 64293.75%
65 to 69263.36%
70 to 74182.33%
75 to 7970.90%
80 and over81.03%
Total774100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 55.77
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.85
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.62
  • Median Age: 22.32

Historical population

The population of Barangay 8 fell from 865 in 1990 to 634 in 2020, a decrease of 231 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 4.11%, or a decrease of 140 people, from the previous population of 774 in 2015.

Population of Barangay 8 (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
865
848-0.37%
827-0.54%
8760.80%
860-0.67%
774-1.99%
634-4.11%

Location

Barangay 8 is situated at approximately 12.4120, 125.0525, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.3 meters or 14.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Barangay 8 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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