Chitongco, Municipality of Mondragon, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityMondragon
Postal code6417
Population (2020)3,871
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.5176, 124.7665 (12° 31' North, 124° 46' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.6 meters (18.4 feet)

Chitongco, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Mondragon, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,871. This represented 9.35% of the total population of Mondragon.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Chitongco in the 2015 Census was 3,671 broken down into 727 households or an average of 5.05 members per household.

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Number of households in Chitongco (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,0373815.35
2,5074745.29
2,6374895.39
3,0935965.19
3,1415995.24
3,6717275.05

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Chitongco is 10 to 14, with 467 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 30 individuals.

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Population of Chitongco by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1701.91%
1 to 43479.45%
5 to 944212.04%
10 to 1446712.72%
15 to 1946512.67%
20 to 243609.81%
25 to 292797.60%
30 to 341824.96%
35 to 392085.67%
40 to 441654.49%
45 to 491584.30%
50 to 541484.03%
55 to 591082.94%
60 to 64882.40%
65 to 69691.88%
70 to 74511.39%
75 to 79300.82%
80 and over340.93%
Total3,671100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 61.36
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.51
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69.87
  • Median Age: 20.62

Historical population

The population of Chitongco grew from 2,041 in 1990 to 3,871 in 2020, an increase of 1,830 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.12%, or an increase of 200 people, from the previous population of 3,671 in 2015.

Population of Chitongco (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,041
2,5073.93%
2,6411.12%
3,0932.20%
3,1410.56%
3,6713.01%
3,8711.12%

Location

Chitongco is situated at approximately 12.5176, 124.7665, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.6 meters or 18.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Chitongco 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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