Napalisan, Municipality of Gandara, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityGandara
Postal code6706
Population (2020)835
Coordinates11.9835, 124.6710 (11° 59' North, 124° 40' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level33.2 meters (108.9 feet)

Napalisan is a barangay in the municipality of Gandara, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 835. This represented 2.37% of the total population of Gandara.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Napalisan in the 2015 Census was 748 broken down into 180 households or an average of 4.16 members per household.

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Number of households in Napalisan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5001014.95
5951294.61
6811434.76
7881724.58
7701804.28
7481804.16

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Napalisan is 5 to 9, with 95 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 80 and over, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Napalisan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1233.07%
1 to 48511.36%
5 to 99512.70%
10 to 149012.03%
15 to 19668.82%
20 to 24557.35%
25 to 29456.02%
30 to 34506.68%
35 to 39385.08%
40 to 44456.02%
45 to 49374.95%
50 to 54324.28%
55 to 59202.67%
60 to 64212.81%
65 to 69192.54%
70 to 7481.07%
75 to 79111.47%
80 and over81.07%
Total748100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 71.64
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.25
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 82.89
  • Median Age: 21.36

Historical population

The population of Napalisan grew from 500 in 1990 to 835 in 2020, an increase of 335 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.34%, or an increase of 87 people, from the previous population of 748 in 2015.

Population of Napalisan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
500
5953.31%
6812.94%
7882.03%
770-0.84%
748-0.55%
8352.34%

Location

Napalisan is situated at approximately 11.9835, 124.6710. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 33.2 meters or 108.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Napalisan does not share a common border with any barangay.

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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