Blanca Aurora, Municipality of San Jorge, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalitySan Jorge
Postal code6707
Population (2020)975
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9631, 124.8977 (11° 58' North, 124° 54' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level18.1 meters (59.4 feet)

Blanca Aurora is a barangay in the municipality of San Jorge, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 975. This represented 5.55% of the total population of San Jorge.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Blanca Aurora in the 2015 Census was 853 broken down into 182 households or an average of 4.69 members per household.

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Number of households in Blanca Aurora (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
446895.01
5951115.36
6531255.22
6991484.72
8021545.21
8531824.69

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Blanca Aurora is 10 to 14, with 121 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 11 individuals.

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Population of Blanca Aurora by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1222.58%
1 to 4728.44%
5 to 910812.66%
10 to 1412114.19%
15 to 199110.67%
20 to 24657.62%
25 to 29556.45%
30 to 34576.68%
35 to 39445.16%
40 to 44283.28%
45 to 49394.57%
50 to 54414.81%
55 to 59252.93%
60 to 64252.93%
65 to 69182.11%
70 to 74182.11%
75 to 79131.52%
80 and over111.29%
Total853100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 68.72
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.77
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 81.49
  • Median Age: 20.96

Historical population

The population of Blanca Aurora grew from 446 in 1990 to 975 in 2020, an increase of 529 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.85%, or an increase of 122 people, from the previous population of 853 in 2015.

Population of Blanca Aurora (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
446
6567.50%
6941.21%
6990.10%
8025.13%
8531.18%
9752.85%

Location

Blanca Aurora is situated at approximately 11.9631, 124.8977, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 18.1 meters or 59.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Blanca Aurora 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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