Dumalo‑ong, Municipality of Gandara, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityGandara
Postal code6706
Population (2020)510
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.0135, 124.8111 (12° 1' North, 124° 49' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.3 meters (30.5 feet)

Dumalo‑ong, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Gandara, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 510. This represented 1.45% of the total population of Gandara.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dumalo-ong in the 2015 Census was 692 broken down into 161 households or an average of 4.30 members per household.

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Number of households in Dumalo-ong (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
541906.01
503945.35
5881075.50
6321095.80
6721384.87
6921614.30

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dumalo-ong is 20 to 24, with 80 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Dumalo-ong by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 181.16%
1 to 4456.50%
5 to 9527.51%
10 to 147210.40%
15 to 197610.98%
20 to 248011.56%
25 to 29476.79%
30 to 34344.91%
35 to 39476.79%
40 to 44426.07%
45 to 49334.77%
50 to 54263.76%
55 to 59284.05%
60 to 64273.90%
65 to 69314.48%
70 to 74202.89%
75 to 79131.88%
80 and over111.59%
Total692100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 40.23
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 17.05
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.28
  • Median Age: 26.38

Historical population

The population of Dumalo-ong fell from 541 in 1990 to 510 in 2020, a decrease of 31 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 6.22%, or a decrease of 182 people, from the previous population of 692 in 2015.

Population of Dumalo-ong (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
541
505-1.28%
5893.35%
6351.04%
6722.08%
6920.56%
510-6.22%

Location

Dumalo‑ong is situated at approximately 12.0135, 124.8111, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.3 meters or 30.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dumalo‑ong 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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