Cagaasan, Municipality of Laoang, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityLaoang
Postal code6411
Population (2020)632
Philippine major island(s)Laoang
Coordinates12.5697, 125.0382 (12° 34' North, 125° 2' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level11.5 meters (37.7 feet)

Cagaasan is a barangay in the municipality of Laoang, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 632. This represented 1.04% of the total population of Laoang.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cagaasan in the 2015 Census was 593 broken down into 126 households or an average of 4.71 members per household.

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Number of households in Cagaasan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
346665.24
416835.01
441865.13
409924.45
4761034.62
5931264.71

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cagaasan is 5 to 9, with 75 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Cagaasan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1101.69%
1 to 4457.59%
5 to 97512.65%
10 to 147212.14%
15 to 196711.30%
20 to 24508.43%
25 to 29427.08%
30 to 34416.91%
35 to 39305.06%
40 to 44325.40%
45 to 49315.23%
50 to 54193.20%
55 to 59294.89%
60 to 64223.71%
65 to 69152.53%
70 to 7471.18%
75 to 7920.34%
80 and over40.67%
Total593100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 55.65
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.71
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 63.36
  • Median Age: 22.75

Historical population

The population of Cagaasan grew from 346 in 1990 to 632 in 2020, an increase of 286 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.35%, or an increase of 39 people, from the previous population of 593 in 2015.

Population of Cagaasan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
346
4163.51%
4411.26%
409-1.03%
4765.68%
5934.27%
6321.35%

Location

Cagaasan is situated at approximately 12.5697, 125.0382, in the island of Laoang. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 11.5 meters or 37.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cagaasan 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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