Cambayan, Municipality of Basey, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityBasey
Postal code6720
Population (2020)558
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.2806, 124.9961 (11° 17' North, 124° 60' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level11.0 meters (36.1 feet)

Cambayan is a barangay in the municipality of Basey, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 558. This represented 0.98% of the total population of Basey.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cambayan in the 2015 Census was 511 broken down into 117 households or an average of 4.37 members per household.

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Number of households in Cambayan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
213464.63
246544.56
260544.81
340724.72
429884.88
5111174.37

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cambayan is 5 to 9, with 63 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Cambayan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1132.54%
1 to 45610.96%
5 to 96312.33%
10 to 145510.76%
15 to 195310.37%
20 to 24509.78%
25 to 29356.85%
30 to 34316.07%
35 to 39356.85%
40 to 44316.07%
45 to 49214.11%
50 to 54295.68%
55 to 59112.15%
60 to 6461.17%
65 to 6991.76%
70 to 7461.17%
75 to 7940.78%
80 and over30.59%
Total511100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 61.92
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.28
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69.2
  • Median Age: 21.55

Historical population

The population of Cambayan grew from 213 in 1990 to 558 in 2020, an increase of 345 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.87%, or an increase of 47 people, from the previous population of 511 in 2015.

Population of Cambayan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
213
2462.74%
2601.19%
3403.77%
4298.83%
5113.39%
5581.87%

Location

Cambayan is situated at approximately 11.2806, 124.9961, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 11.0 meters or 36.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cambayan 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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