Barruz, Municipality of Matuguinao, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityMatuguinao
Postal code6708
Population (2020)690
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.1252, 124.8888 (12° 8' North, 124° 53' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level23.8 meters (78.1 feet)

Barruz, formerly Barangay No. 1, is a barangay in the municipality of Matuguinao, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 690. This represented 9.37% of the total population of Matuguinao.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Barruz in the 2015 Census was 625 broken down into 118 households or an average of 5.30 members per household.

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Number of households in Barruz (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
311634.94
428765.63
565876.49
6021006.02
5671005.67
6251185.30

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Barruz is 10 to 14, with 82 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 6 individuals.

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Population of Barruz by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1162.56%
1 to 4619.76%
5 to 97411.84%
10 to 148213.12%
15 to 197912.64%
20 to 246310.08%
25 to 29467.36%
30 to 34345.44%
35 to 39304.80%
40 to 44325.12%
45 to 49264.16%
50 to 54203.20%
55 to 59152.40%
60 to 64142.24%
65 to 69101.60%
70 to 7460.96%
75 to 7960.96%
80 and over111.76%
Total625100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 64.9
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.19
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 74.09
  • Median Age: 20.04

Historical population

The population of Barruz grew from 311 in 1990 to 690 in 2020, an increase of 379 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.10%, or an increase of 65 people, from the previous population of 625 in 2015.

Population of Barruz (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
311
4286.16%
5656.14%
6020.88%
567-2.16%
6251.87%
6902.10%

Location

Barruz is situated at approximately 12.1252, 124.8888, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 23.8 meters or 78.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Barruz 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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