Barangay No. 8, Municipality of Jiabong, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityJiabong
Postal code6701
Population (2020)2,344
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.7633, 124.9493 (11° 46' North, 124° 57' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.0 meters (16.4 feet)

Barangay No. 8, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Jiabong, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,344. This represented 12.21% of the total population of Jiabong.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Barangay No. 8 in the 2015 Census was 2,183 broken down into 442 households or an average of 4.94 members per household.

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Number of households in Barangay No. 8 (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,1782035.80
1,4192575.52
1,5082785.42
1,7463634.81
1,8113425.30
2,1834424.94

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Barangay No. 8 is 15 to 19, with 276 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 12 individuals.

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Population of Barangay No. 8 by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1452.05%
1 to 42109.58%
5 to 923710.81%
10 to 1422210.12%
15 to 1927612.59%
20 to 2422310.17%
25 to 291757.98%
30 to 341506.84%
35 to 391496.79%
40 to 441185.38%
45 to 49944.29%
50 to 54873.97%
55 to 59793.60%
60 to 64502.28%
65 to 69361.64%
70 to 74160.73%
75 to 79120.55%
80 and over140.64%
Total2,193100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.96
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.57
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 56.53
  • Median Age: 22.39

Historical population

The population of Barangay No. 8 grew from 1,178 in 1990 to 2,344 in 2020, an increase of 1,166 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.41%, or an increase of 151 people, from the previous population of 2,193 in 2015.

Population of Barangay No. 8 (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,178
1,4193.55%
1,5081.31%
1,7462.04%
1,8111.34%
2,1933.71%
2,3441.41%

Location

Barangay No. 8 is situated at approximately 11.7633, 124.9493, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.0 meters or 16.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Barangay No. 8 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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