Atipolo, Municipality of Laoang, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityLaoang
Postal code6411
Population (2020)614
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.5272, 125.0742 (12° 32' North, 125° 4' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level13.5 meters (44.3 feet)

Atipolo is a barangay in the municipality of Laoang, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 614. This represented 1.01% of the total population of Laoang.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Atipolo in the 2015 Census was 755 broken down into 164 households or an average of 4.60 members per household.

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Number of households in Atipolo (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5761155.01
6221254.98
6441334.84
7031604.39
7031594.42
7551644.60

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Atipolo is 15 to 19, with 105 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Atipolo by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 170.93%
1 to 4537.02%
5 to 9749.80%
10 to 1410213.51%
15 to 1910513.91%
20 to 24709.27%
25 to 29496.49%
30 to 34334.37%
35 to 39486.36%
40 to 44415.43%
45 to 49364.77%
50 to 54344.50%
55 to 59283.71%
60 to 64212.78%
65 to 69141.85%
70 to 74131.72%
75 to 79121.59%
80 and over151.99%
Total755100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.75
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.36
  • Median Age: 22.61

Historical population

The population of Atipolo grew from 576 in 1990 to 614 in 2020, an increase of 38 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 4.26%, or a decrease of 141 people, from the previous population of 755 in 2015.

Population of Atipolo (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
576
6221.45%
6440.75%
7031.22%
7030.00%
7551.37%
614-4.26%

Location

Atipolo is situated at approximately 12.5272, 125.0742, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 13.5 meters or 44.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Atipolo 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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