Lawaan, Municipality of San Roque, Province of Northern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceNorthern Samar
MunicipalitySan Roque
Postal code6415
Population (2020)628
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.4497, 124.8524 (12° 27' North, 124° 51' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level20.3 meters (66.6 feet)

Lawaan is a barangay in the municipality of San Roque, in the province of Northern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 628. This represented 2.10% of the total population of San Roque.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lawaan in the 2015 Census was 790 broken down into 110 households or an average of 7.18 members per household.

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Number of households in Lawaan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
406755.41
530866.16
566916.22
516776.70
598797.57
7901107.18

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lawaan is 5 to 9, with 105 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Lawaan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1313.92%
1 to 48711.01%
5 to 910513.29%
10 to 148310.51%
15 to 199111.52%
20 to 249512.03%
25 to 298010.13%
30 to 34445.57%
35 to 39354.43%
40 to 44374.68%
45 to 49212.66%
50 to 54283.54%
55 to 59192.41%
60 to 64141.77%
65 to 6981.01%
70 to 7470.89%
75 to 7930.38%
80 and over20.25%
Total790100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 65.95
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.31
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 70.26
  • Median Age: 19.89

Historical population

The population of Lawaan grew from 406 in 1990 to 628 in 2020, an increase of 222 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 4.72%, or a decrease of 162 people, from the previous population of 790 in 2015.

Population of Lawaan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
406
5305.12%
5661.42%
516-1.27%
5985.52%
7905.44%
628-4.72%

Location

Lawaan is situated at approximately 12.4497, 124.8524, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 20.3 meters or 66.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lawaan 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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