Santo Niño, Municipality of Paranas, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityParanas
Postal code6703
Population (2020)203
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9752, 125.0918 (11° 59' North, 125° 6' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level354.0 meters (1,161.4 feet)

Santo Niño is a barangay in the municipality of Paranas, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 203. This represented 0.63% of the total population of Paranas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santo Niño in the 2015 Census was 229 broken down into 53 households or an average of 4.32 members per household.

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Number of households in Santo Niño (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
208405.20
205385.39
302525.81
296496.04
267535.04
229534.32

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age groups with the highest population in Santo Niño are in the ranges 1 to 4, and 10 to 14, with 31 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 1 individual.

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Population of Santo Niño by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 152.18%
1 to 43113.54%
5 to 93013.10%
10 to 143113.54%
15 to 192510.92%
20 to 24219.17%
25 to 29208.73%
30 to 34156.55%
35 to 3993.93%
40 to 44146.11%
45 to 4983.49%
50 to 5493.93%
55 to 5952.18%
60 to 6420.87%
65 to 6920.87%
70 to 7410.44%
75 to 7910.44%
80 and over0.00%
Total229100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 75.78
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.13
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 78.91
  • Median Age: 18.50

Historical population

The population of Santo Niño fell from 208 in 1990 to 203 in 2020, a decrease of 5 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 2.50%, or a decrease of 26 people, from the previous population of 229 in 2015.

Population of Santo Niño (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
208
205-0.27%
3028.66%
296-0.28%
267-3.68%
229-2.88%
203-2.50%

Location

Santo Niño is situated at approximately 11.9752, 125.0918, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 354.0 meters or 1,161.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Santo Niño 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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