Macaalan, Municipality of Calbiga, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityCalbiga
Postal code6715
Population (2020)916
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.6192, 125.0237 (11° 37' North, 125° 1' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level41.4 meters (135.8 feet)

Macaalan is a barangay in the municipality of Calbiga, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 916. This represented 3.93% of the total population of Calbiga.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Macaalan in the 2015 Census was 752 broken down into 172 households or an average of 4.37 members per household.

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Number of households in Macaalan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
445865.17
442904.91
426934.58
4571004.57
5531334.16
7521724.37

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Macaalan is 5 to 9, with 89 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Macaalan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1202.66%
1 to 48411.17%
5 to 98911.84%
10 to 148010.64%
15 to 19668.78%
20 to 24699.18%
25 to 29638.38%
30 to 34506.65%
35 to 39293.86%
40 to 44415.45%
45 to 49283.72%
50 to 54324.26%
55 to 59263.46%
60 to 64222.93%
65 to 69162.13%
70 to 74192.53%
75 to 7940.53%
80 and over141.86%
Total752100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 64.08
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.44
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.52
  • Median Age: 22.68

Historical population

The population of Macaalan grew from 445 in 1990 to 916 in 2020, an increase of 471 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.24%, or an increase of 164 people, from the previous population of 752 in 2015.

Population of Macaalan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
445
442-0.13%
426-0.79%
4570.97%
5537.19%
7526.03%
9164.24%

Location

Macaalan is situated at approximately 11.6192, 125.0237, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 41.4 meters or 135.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Macaalan 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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