Dogongan, Municipality of Jiabong, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityJiabong
Postal code6701
Population (2020)490
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9173, 124.9953 (11° 55' North, 124° 60' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level244.3 meters (801.5 feet)

Dogongan is a barangay in the municipality of Jiabong, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 490. This represented 2.55% of the total population of Jiabong.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dogongan in the 2015 Census was 459 broken down into 89 households or an average of 5.16 members per household.

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Number of households in Dogongan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
426934.58
5591075.22
5211174.45
4581004.58
5681244.58
459895.16

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dogongan is 5 to 9, with 60 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Dogongan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 140.87%
1 to 4429.15%
5 to 96013.07%
10 to 145511.98%
15 to 195111.11%
20 to 245111.11%
25 to 29306.54%
30 to 34275.88%
35 to 39235.01%
40 to 44265.66%
45 to 49235.01%
50 to 54153.27%
55 to 59153.27%
60 to 64112.40%
65 to 6961.31%
70 to 7471.53%
75 to 7961.31%
80 and over71.53%
Total459100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 59.19
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.56
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.75
  • Median Age: 21.72

Historical population

The population of Dogongan grew from 426 in 1990 to 490 in 2020, an increase of 64 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.39%, or an increase of 31 people, from the previous population of 459 in 2015.

Population of Dogongan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
426
5595.22%
521-1.50%
458-1.76%
5688.15%
459-3.98%
4901.39%

Location

Dogongan is situated at approximately 11.9173, 124.9953, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 244.3 meters or 801.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dogongan 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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