Tambangan, Municipality of Palapag, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalityPalapag
Postal code6421
Population (2020)1,030
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.5486, 125.1158 (12° 33' North, 125° 7' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.7 meters (31.8 feet)

Tambangan, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Palapag, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,030. This represented 3.03% of the total population of Palapag.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tambangan in the 2015 Census was 1,249 broken down into 269 households or an average of 4.64 members per household.

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Number of households in Tambangan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2372594.78
1,0922354.65
1,2112644.59
1,0892434.48
9972254.43
1,2492694.64

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tambangan is 15 to 19, with 132 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 17 individuals.

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Population of Tambangan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1181.37%
1 to 41058.02%
5 to 91058.02%
10 to 141158.78%
15 to 1913210.08%
20 to 241239.39%
25 to 291269.62%
30 to 34806.11%
35 to 39856.49%
40 to 44675.11%
45 to 49675.11%
50 to 54654.96%
55 to 59534.05%
60 to 64503.82%
65 to 69413.13%
70 to 74322.44%
75 to 79292.21%
80 and over171.30%
Total1,310100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 40.45
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 14.03
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 54.48
  • Median Age: 27.26

Historical population

The population of Tambangan fell from 1,237 in 1990 to 1,030 in 2020, a decrease of 207 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 4.94%, or a decrease of 280 people, from the previous population of 1,310 in 2015.

Population of Tambangan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,237
1,092-2.31%
1,2152.31%
1,089-1.50%
997-3.16%
1,3105.34%
1,030-4.94%

Location

Tambangan is situated at approximately 12.5486, 125.1158, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.7 meters or 31.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tambangan 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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