La Perla, Municipality of Laoang, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityLaoang
Postal code6411
Population (2020)1,531
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.4909, 125.0216 (12° 29' North, 125° 1' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.0 meters (13.1 feet)

La Perla is a barangay in the municipality of Laoang, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,531. This represented 2.53% of the total population of Laoang.

Demographics

Households

The household population of La Perla in the 2015 Census was 1,483 broken down into 295 households or an average of 5.03 members per household.

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Number of households in La Perla (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9411974.78
1,1122185.10
1,3232505.29
1,2002195.48
1,3952615.34
1,4832955.03

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in La Perla is 10 to 14, with 219 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 9 individuals.

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Population of La Perla by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1362.43%
1 to 41288.63%
5 to 919913.42%
10 to 1421914.77%
15 to 1919212.95%
20 to 241167.82%
25 to 29744.99%
30 to 34865.80%
35 to 39744.99%
40 to 44744.99%
45 to 49694.65%
50 to 54624.18%
55 to 59402.70%
60 to 64382.56%
65 to 69332.23%
70 to 74211.42%
75 to 79130.88%
80 and over90.61%
Total1,483100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70.55
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.21
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 79.76
  • Median Age: 19.15

Historical population

The population of La Perla grew from 941 in 1990 to 1,531 in 2020, an increase of 590 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.67%, or an increase of 48 people, from the previous population of 1,483 in 2015.

Population of La Perla (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
941
1,1123.18%
1,3233.80%
1,200-1.34%
1,3955.63%
1,4831.17%
1,5310.67%

Location

La Perla is situated at approximately 12.4909, 125.0216, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.0 meters or 13.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

La Perla 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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