Dolores, Municipality of Las Navas, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityLas Navas
Postal code6420
Population (2020)379
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.3245, 125.1060 (12° 19' North, 125° 6' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level56.2 meters (184.4 feet)

Dolores is a barangay in the municipality of Las Navas, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 379. This represented 1.03% of the total population of Las Navas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dolores in the 2015 Census was 227 broken down into 42 households or an average of 5.40 members per household.

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Number of households in Dolores (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2373.29
52143.71
143245.96
118264.54
152314.90
227425.40

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dolores is 5 to 9, with 37 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 35 to 39, and 60 to 64, with 1 individual.

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Population of Dolores by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 141.76%
1 to 43314.54%
5 to 93716.30%
10 to 143113.66%
15 to 19219.25%
20 to 242511.01%
25 to 29219.25%
30 to 34187.93%
35 to 3910.44%
40 to 4493.96%
45 to 4962.64%
50 to 5420.88%
55 to 59104.41%
60 to 6410.44%
65 to 6920.88%
70 to 7441.76%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over20.88%
Total227100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 92.11
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.02
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 99.13
  • Median Age: 17.02

Historical population

The population of Dolores grew from 23 in 1990 to 379 in 2020, an increase of 356 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 11.39%, or an increase of 152 people, from the previous population of 227 in 2015.

Population of Dolores (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
23
5216.51%
14324.22%
118-2.62%
1529.65%
2277.93%
37911.39%

Location

Dolores is situated at approximately 12.3245, 125.1060, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 56.2 meters or 184.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dolores 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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