Osmeña, Municipality of Lope de Vega, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityLope de Vega
Postal code6403
Population (2020)675
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.2664, 124.6324 (12° 16' North, 124° 38' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level34.8 meters (114.2 feet)

Osmeña is a barangay in the municipality of Lope de Vega, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 675. This represented 4.59% of the total population of Lope de Vega.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Osmeña in the 2015 Census was 712 broken down into 127 households or an average of 5.61 members per household.

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Number of households in Osmeña (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
508965.29
6041095.54
5771115.20
6461125.77
6641145.82
7121275.61

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Osmeña is 10 to 14, with 94 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Osmeña by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1182.53%
1 to 4618.57%
5 to 9659.13%
10 to 149413.20%
15 to 198812.36%
20 to 24679.41%
25 to 29486.74%
30 to 34385.34%
35 to 39395.48%
40 to 44425.90%
45 to 49223.09%
50 to 54365.06%
55 to 59314.35%
60 to 64223.09%
65 to 69141.97%
70 to 74182.53%
75 to 7981.12%
80 and over10.14%
Total712100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 54.97
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.47
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.44
  • Median Age: 22.24

Historical population

The population of Osmeña grew from 508 in 1990 to 675 in 2020, an increase of 167 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.12%, or a decrease of 37 people, from the previous population of 712 in 2015.

Population of Osmeña (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
508
6043.30%
577-0.98%
6461.57%
6641.01%
7121.34%
675-1.12%

Location

Osmeña is situated at approximately 12.2664, 124.6324, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 34.8 meters or 114.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Osmeña 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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