Roxas, 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)191
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.2944, 124.6940 (12° 18' North, 124° 42' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level129.7 meters (425.5 feet)

Roxas 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 191. This represented 1.30% of the total population of Lope de Vega.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Roxas in the 2015 Census was 313 broken down into 57 households or an average of 5.49 members per household.

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Number of households in Roxas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
108205.40
2512510.04
182267.00
278505.56
237465.15
313575.49

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age groups with the highest population in Roxas are in the ranges 5 to 9, and 15 to 19, with 43 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 1 individual.

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Population of Roxas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 192.88%
1 to 44012.78%
5 to 94313.74%
10 to 144113.10%
15 to 194313.74%
20 to 243310.54%
25 to 29185.75%
30 to 34175.43%
35 to 39154.79%
40 to 4492.88%
45 to 49123.83%
50 to 54113.51%
55 to 59113.51%
60 to 6451.60%
65 to 6930.96%
70 to 7410.32%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over20.64%
Total313100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 76.44
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.45
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 79.89
  • Median Age: 17.73

Historical population

The population of Roxas grew from 108 in 1990 to 191 in 2020, an increase of 83 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 9.87%, or a decrease of 122 people, from the previous population of 313 in 2015.

Population of Roxas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
108
25117.12%
182-6.66%
2786.02%
237-5.64%
3135.44%
191-9.87%

Location

Roxas is situated at approximately 12.2944, 124.6940, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 129.7 meters or 425.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Roxas 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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