Datag, Municipality of Lavezares, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityLavezares
Postal code6404
Population (2020)245
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.5168, 124.3533 (12° 31' North, 124° 21' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level98.3 meters (322.5 feet)

Datag is a barangay in the municipality of Lavezares, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 245. This represented 0.83% of the total population of Lavezares.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Datag in the 2015 Census was 383 broken down into 94 households or an average of 4.07 members per household.

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Number of households in Datag (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
173335.24
254445.77
289555.25
285555.18
278574.88
383944.07

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Datag is 15 to 19, with 57 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, and 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Datag by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 130.78%
1 to 4307.83%
5 to 94411.49%
10 to 144511.75%
15 to 195714.88%
20 to 24348.88%
25 to 29256.53%
30 to 34266.79%
35 to 39153.92%
40 to 44318.09%
45 to 49143.66%
50 to 54164.18%
55 to 59143.66%
60 to 64143.66%
65 to 6941.04%
70 to 7441.04%
75 to 7930.78%
80 and over41.04%
Total383100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.59
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.1
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 55.69
  • Median Age: 21.84

Historical population

The population of Datag grew from 173 in 1990 to 245 in 2020, an increase of 72 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 8.98%, or a decrease of 138 people, from the previous population of 383 in 2015.

Population of Datag (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
173
2547.46%
2892.81%
285-0.19%
278-0.90%
3836.29%
245-8.98%

Location

Datag is situated at approximately 12.5168, 124.3533, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 98.3 meters or 322.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Datag 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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