Caparangasan, Municipality of Gandara, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityGandara
Postal code6706
Population (2020)447
Coordinates11.9741, 124.6942 (11° 58' North, 124° 42' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.0 meters (13.1 feet)

Caparangasan is a barangay in the municipality of Gandara, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 447. This represented 1.27% of the total population of Gandara.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Caparangasan in the 2015 Census was 454 broken down into 96 households or an average of 4.73 members per household.

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Number of households in Caparangasan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
348675.19
314634.98
357675.33
468925.09
470935.05
454964.73

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Caparangasan is 10 to 14, with 58 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Caparangasan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1143.08%
1 to 4449.69%
5 to 94710.35%
10 to 145812.78%
15 to 194710.35%
20 to 24367.93%
25 to 29337.27%
30 to 34286.17%
35 to 39337.27%
40 to 44306.61%
45 to 49132.86%
50 to 54122.64%
55 to 59132.86%
60 to 64163.52%
65 to 69112.42%
70 to 7481.76%
75 to 7930.66%
80 and over81.76%
Total454100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 62.45
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.49
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 73.94
  • Median Age: 22.36

Historical population

The population of Caparangasan grew from 348 in 1990 to 447 in 2020, an increase of 99 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.33%, or a decrease of 7 people, from the previous population of 454 in 2015.

Population of Caparangasan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
348
314-1.91%
3572.79%
4683.80%
4700.16%
454-0.66%
447-0.33%

Location

Caparangasan is situated at approximately 11.9741, 124.6942, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.0 meters or 13.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Caparangasan 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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