Canatuan, Municipality of Motiong, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityMotiong
Postal code6702
Population (2020)251
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.8354, 125.0140 (11° 50' North, 125° 1' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level172.5 meters (565.9 feet)

Canatuan is a barangay in the municipality of Motiong, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 251. This represented 1.64% of the total population of Motiong.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Canatuan in the 2015 Census was 250 broken down into 57 households or an average of 4.39 members per household.

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Number of households in Canatuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
206395.28
230435.35
235484.90
281565.02
269624.34
250574.39

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Canatuan is 5 to 9, with 37 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 1 individual.

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Population of Canatuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 162.40%
1 to 4218.40%
5 to 93714.80%
10 to 143212.80%
15 to 19249.60%
20 to 24197.60%
25 to 29124.80%
30 to 34114.40%
35 to 39124.80%
40 to 44176.80%
45 to 49124.80%
50 to 5462.40%
55 to 59187.20%
60 to 6493.60%
65 to 6952.00%
70 to 7441.60%
75 to 7910.40%
80 and over41.60%
Total250100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 68.57
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 78.57
  • Median Age: 21.32

Historical population

The population of Canatuan grew from 206 in 1990 to 251 in 2020, an increase of 45 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.08%, or an increase of 1 people, from the previous population of 250 in 2015.

Population of Canatuan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
206
2302.09%
2350.46%
2812.50%
269-1.58%
250-1.38%
2510.08%

Location

Canatuan is situated at approximately 11.8354, 125.0140, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 172.5 meters or 565.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Canatuan 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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