Oriental II, Municipality of Gamay, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityGamay
Postal code6422
Population (2020)717
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.3856, 125.2950 (12° 23' North, 125° 18' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.3 meters (27.2 feet)

Oriental II, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Gamay, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 717. This represented 3.07% of the total population of Gamay.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Oriental II in the 2015 Census was 823 broken down into 176 households or an average of 4.68 members per household.

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Number of households in Oriental II (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8771774.95
1,0432214.72
8241804.58
8891884.73
8331794.65
8231764.68

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Oriental II is 10 to 14, with 103 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Oriental II by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 180.97%
1 to 4657.90%
5 to 98310.09%
10 to 1410312.52%
15 to 199010.94%
20 to 24698.38%
25 to 29556.68%
30 to 34506.08%
35 to 39394.74%
40 to 44516.20%
45 to 49485.83%
50 to 54364.37%
55 to 59334.01%
60 to 64172.07%
65 to 69263.16%
70 to 74222.67%
75 to 79101.22%
80 and over182.19%
Total823100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 53.07
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.57
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.64
  • Median Age: 24.53

Historical population

The population of Oriental II fell from 877 in 1990 to 717 in 2020, a decrease of 160 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 2.86%, or a decrease of 106 people, from the previous population of 823 in 2015.

Population of Oriental II (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
877
1,0433.30%
824-4.93%
8891.05%
833-2.34%
823-0.23%
717-2.86%

Location

Oriental II is situated at approximately 12.3856, 125.2950, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.3 meters or 27.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Oriental II 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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