Bulao, Municipality of Calbiga, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityCalbiga
Postal code6715
Population (2020)380
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.5930, 125.0322 (11° 36' North, 125° 2' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level62.7 meters (205.7 feet)

Bulao is a barangay in the municipality of Calbiga, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 380. This represented 1.63% of the total population of Calbiga.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bulao in the 2015 Census was 268 broken down into 69 households or an average of 3.88 members per household.

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Number of households in Bulao (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
291624.69
258594.37
241524.63
236514.63
261544.83
268693.88

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bulao is 5 to 9, with 34 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Bulao by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 182.99%
1 to 42710.07%
5 to 93412.69%
10 to 143211.94%
15 to 192710.07%
20 to 24228.21%
25 to 2993.36%
30 to 34176.34%
35 to 39145.22%
40 to 44134.85%
45 to 49217.84%
50 to 54124.48%
55 to 5951.87%
60 to 6451.87%
65 to 6993.36%
70 to 7420.75%
75 to 7982.99%
80 and over31.12%
Total268100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 69.66
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.17
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 84.83
  • Median Age: 21.36

Historical population

The population of Bulao grew from 291 in 1990 to 380 in 2020, an increase of 89 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 7.63%, or an increase of 112 people, from the previous population of 268 in 2015.

Population of Bulao (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
291
258-2.23%
241-1.45%
236-0.29%
2613.73%
2680.51%
3807.63%

Location

Bulao is situated at approximately 11.5930, 125.0322, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 62.7 meters or 205.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bulao 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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