Cabarasan, Municipality of Gamay, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityGamay
Postal code6422
Population (2020)478
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.4122, 125.2967 (12° 25' North, 125° 18' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.5 meters (21.3 feet)

Cabarasan is a barangay in the municipality of Gamay, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 478. This represented 2.05% of the total population of Gamay.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cabarasan in the 2015 Census was 456 broken down into 104 households or an average of 4.38 members per household.

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Number of households in Cabarasan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
214454.76
425835.12
400814.94
392834.72
450974.64
4561044.38

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cabarasan is 10 to 14, with 54 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Cabarasan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 191.97%
1 to 4357.68%
5 to 95111.18%
10 to 145411.84%
15 to 195111.18%
20 to 245311.62%
25 to 29337.24%
30 to 34347.46%
35 to 39245.26%
40 to 44255.48%
45 to 49255.48%
50 to 54214.61%
55 to 59143.07%
60 to 6440.88%
65 to 6991.97%
70 to 7461.32%
75 to 7961.32%
80 and over20.44%
Total456100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 52.46
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.1
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 60.56
  • Median Age: 22.64

Historical population

The population of Cabarasan grew from 214 in 1990 to 478 in 2020, an increase of 264 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.00%, or an increase of 22 people, from the previous population of 456 in 2015.

Population of Cabarasan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
214
42513.72%
400-1.29%
392-0.28%
4505.15%
4560.25%
4781.00%

Location

Cabarasan is situated at approximately 12.4122, 125.2967, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.5 meters or 21.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cabarasan 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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