Parasan, Municipality of Daram, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityDaram
Postal code6722
Population (2020)557
Coordinates11.7050, 124.7551 (11° 42' North, 124° 45' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.1 meters (33.1 feet)

Parasan is a barangay in the municipality of Daram, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 557. This represented 1.34% of the total population of Daram.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Parasan in the 2015 Census was 563 broken down into 121 households or an average of 4.65 members per household.

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Number of households in Parasan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
496995.01
464974.78
464964.83
5201084.81
5291074.94
5631214.65

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Parasan is 10 to 14, with 85 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Parasan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.24%
1 to 4519.06%
5 to 97613.50%
10 to 148515.10%
15 to 197413.14%
20 to 24335.86%
25 to 29223.91%
30 to 34295.15%
35 to 39295.15%
40 to 44274.80%
45 to 49295.15%
50 to 54274.80%
55 to 59183.20%
60 to 64142.49%
65 to 69193.37%
70 to 74101.78%
75 to 7981.42%
80 and over50.89%
Total563100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 72.52
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 13.91
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 86.43
  • Median Age: 19.22

Historical population

The population of Parasan grew from 496 in 1990 to 557 in 2020, an increase of 61 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.23%, or a decrease of 6 people, from the previous population of 563 in 2015.

Population of Parasan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
496
464-1.24%
4640.00%
5201.58%
5290.63%
5631.19%
557-0.23%

Location

Parasan is situated at approximately 11.7050, 124.7551, in the island of Parasan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.1 meters or 33.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Parasan 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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