Nijaga, City of Calbayog, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
CityCalbayog
Postal code6710
Population (2020)2,951
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.0804, 124.6009 (12° 5' North, 124° 36' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.5 meters (34.4 feet)

Nijaga is a barangay in the city of Calbayog, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,951. This represented 1.58% of the total population of Calbayog.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Nijaga in the 2015 Census was 2,651 broken down into 557 households or an average of 4.76 members per household.

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Number of households in Nijaga (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,1162095.34
1,3222505.29
1,7013265.22
1,9383974.88
2,3454615.09
2,6515574.76

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Nijaga is 15 to 19, with 361 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Nijaga by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1742.79%
1 to 42188.22%
5 to 927810.49%
10 to 1431311.81%
15 to 1936113.62%
20 to 242308.68%
25 to 291656.22%
30 to 341806.79%
35 to 391927.24%
40 to 441515.70%
45 to 491415.32%
50 to 541013.81%
55 to 59873.28%
60 to 64672.53%
65 to 69371.40%
70 to 74341.28%
75 to 7980.30%
80 and over140.53%
Total2,651100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 52.72
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.55
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 58.27
  • Median Age: 21.77

Historical population

The population of Nijaga grew from 1,116 in 1990 to 2,951 in 2020, an increase of 1,835 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.28%, or an increase of 300 people, from the previous population of 2,651 in 2015.

Population of Nijaga (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,116
1,3223.22%
1,7015.55%
1,9381.82%
2,3457.19%
2,6512.36%
2,9512.28%

Location

Nijaga is situated at approximately 12.0804, 124.6009, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.5 meters or 34.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Nijaga 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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