Tigbawon, Municipality of Gandara, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityGandara
Postal code6706
Population (2020)247
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.1555, 124.8000 (12° 9' North, 124° 48' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level91.5 meters (300.2 feet)

Tigbawon is a barangay in the municipality of Gandara, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 247. This represented 0.70% of the total population of Gandara.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tigbawon in the 2015 Census was 228 broken down into 51 households or an average of 4.47 members per household.

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Number of households in Tigbawon (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
206434.79
206504.12
224534.23
240494.90
223534.21
228514.47

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tigbawon is 15 to 19, with 34 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 65 to 69, with 1 individual.

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Population of Tigbawon by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 162.63%
1 to 42510.96%
5 to 9229.65%
10 to 142912.72%
15 to 193414.91%
20 to 242310.09%
25 to 29198.33%
30 to 3483.51%
35 to 3993.95%
40 to 44156.58%
45 to 49125.26%
50 to 5493.95%
55 to 59104.39%
60 to 6441.75%
65 to 6910.44%
70 to 740.00%
75 to 7920.88%
80 and over0.00%
Total228100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.34
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.1
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 59.44
  • Median Age: 19.71

Historical population

The population of Tigbawon grew from 206 in 1990 to 247 in 2020, an increase of 41 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.70%, or an increase of 19 people, from the previous population of 228 in 2015.

Population of Tigbawon (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
206
2060.00%
2241.81%
2400.96%
223-2.64%
2280.42%
2471.70%

Location

Tigbawon is situated at approximately 12.1555, 124.8000, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 91.5 meters or 300.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tigbawon 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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