Tonga‑tonga, Municipality of Almagro, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityAlmagro
Postal code6724
Population (2020)194
Philippine major island(s)Almagro
Coordinates11.9054, 124.3116 (11° 54' North, 124° 19' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level12.2 meters (40.0 feet)

Tonga‑tonga is a barangay in the municipality of Almagro, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 194. This represented 2.09% of the total population of Almagro.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tonga-tonga in the 2015 Census was 245 broken down into 56 households or an average of 4.38 members per household.

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Number of households in Tonga-tonga (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
164394.21
227514.45
234574.11
177463.85
199474.23
245564.38

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tonga-tonga is 5 to 9, with 35 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 1 individual.

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Population of Tonga-tonga by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 120.82%
1 to 4239.39%
5 to 93514.29%
10 to 14239.39%
15 to 19218.57%
20 to 242510.20%
25 to 29156.12%
30 to 34124.90%
35 to 39104.08%
40 to 44166.53%
45 to 49114.49%
50 to 54135.31%
55 to 59114.49%
60 to 6462.45%
65 to 6993.67%
70 to 7472.86%
75 to 7910.41%
80 and over52.04%
Total245100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 59.29
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.71
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 75
  • Median Age: 23.70

Historical population

The population of Tonga-tonga grew from 164 in 1990 to 194 in 2020, an increase of 30 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 4.79%, or a decrease of 51 people, from the previous population of 245 in 2015.

Population of Tonga-tonga (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
164
2276.28%
2340.65%
177-3.78%
1994.36%
2454.04%
194-4.79%

Location

Tonga‑tonga is situated at approximately 11.9054, 124.3116, in the island of Almagro. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 12.2 meters or 40.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tonga‑tonga 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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