Alang‑alang, Municipality of Lapinig, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityLapinig
Postal code6423
Population (2020)530
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.3466, 125.2837 (12° 21' North, 125° 17' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.0 meters (29.5 feet)

Alang‑alang is a barangay in the municipality of Lapinig, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 530. This represented 4.47% of the total population of Lapinig.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Alang-alang in the 2015 Census was 534 broken down into 96 households or an average of 5.56 members per household.

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Number of households in Alang-alang (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
216405.40
298515.84
282545.22
352695.10
454815.60
534965.56

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Alang-alang is 10 to 14, with 77 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Alang-alang by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1132.43%
1 to 45510.30%
5 to 95710.67%
10 to 147714.42%
15 to 196011.24%
20 to 245410.11%
25 to 29366.74%
30 to 34336.18%
35 to 39305.62%
40 to 44224.12%
45 to 49254.68%
50 to 54112.06%
55 to 59173.18%
60 to 64163.00%
65 to 69132.43%
70 to 7491.69%
75 to 7950.94%
80 and over10.19%
Total534100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 66.45
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.21
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 75.66
  • Median Age: 20.46

Historical population

The population of Alang-alang grew from 216 in 1990 to 530 in 2020, an increase of 314 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.16%, or a decrease of 4 people, from the previous population of 534 in 2015.

Population of Alang-alang (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
216
2986.21%
282-1.18%
3523.11%
4549.71%
5343.14%
530-0.16%

Location

Alang‑alang is situated at approximately 12.3466, 125.2837, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.0 meters or 29.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Alang‑alang 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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