Sulopan, Municipality of Paranas, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityParanas
Postal code6703
Population (2020)464
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.7875, 125.0634 (11° 47' North, 125° 4' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level97.2 meters (318.9 feet)

Sulopan is a barangay in the municipality of Paranas, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 464. This represented 1.43% of the total population of Paranas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sulopan in the 2015 Census was 437 broken down into 99 households or an average of 4.41 members per household.

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Number of households in Sulopan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
325674.85
378755.04
424775.51
380715.35
423835.10
437994.41

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sulopan is 5 to 9, with 66 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Sulopan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1112.52%
1 to 4378.47%
5 to 96615.10%
10 to 145412.36%
15 to 19439.84%
20 to 24378.47%
25 to 29286.41%
30 to 34143.20%
35 to 39245.49%
40 to 44225.03%
45 to 49225.03%
50 to 54132.97%
55 to 59153.43%
60 to 64225.03%
65 to 6981.83%
70 to 7471.60%
75 to 7951.14%
80 and over92.06%
Total437100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.08
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 82.08
  • Median Age: 21.01

Historical population

The population of Sulopan grew from 325 in 1990 to 464 in 2020, an increase of 139 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.27%, or an increase of 27 people, from the previous population of 437 in 2015.

Population of Sulopan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
325
3782.87%
4242.49%
380-1.50%
4233.98%
4370.62%
4641.27%

Location

Sulopan is situated at approximately 11.7875, 125.0634, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 97.2 meters or 318.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sulopan 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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