Oleras, Municipality of Laoang, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityLaoang
Postal code6411
Population (2020)1,981
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.4494, 125.0361 (12° 27' North, 125° 2' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level1.6 meters (5.2 feet)

Oleras is a barangay in the municipality of Laoang, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,981. This represented 3.27% of the total population of Laoang.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Oleras in the 2015 Census was 1,924 broken down into 369 households or an average of 5.21 members per household.

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Number of households in Oleras (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2312514.90
1,3912715.13
1,6372825.80
1,6523135.28
1,9233255.92
1,9243695.21

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Oleras is 10 to 14, with 306 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 19 individuals.

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Population of Oleras by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1331.72%
1 to 41799.30%
5 to 925413.20%
10 to 1430615.90%
15 to 1921411.12%
20 to 241357.02%
25 to 291135.87%
30 to 341075.56%
35 to 39944.89%
40 to 44864.47%
45 to 49975.04%
50 to 54653.38%
55 to 59583.01%
60 to 64603.12%
65 to 69452.34%
70 to 74351.82%
75 to 79241.25%
80 and over190.99%
Total1,924100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 75.02
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.95
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 86.97
  • Median Age: 19.44

Historical population

The population of Oleras grew from 1,231 in 1990 to 1,981 in 2020, an increase of 750 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.62%, or an increase of 57 people, from the previous population of 1,924 in 2015.

Population of Oleras (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,231
1,3912.32%
1,6373.55%
1,6520.13%
1,9235.68%
1,9240.01%
1,9810.62%

Location

Oleras is situated at approximately 12.4494, 125.0361, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 1.6 meters or 5.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Oleras 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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