Roxas, Municipality of Santa Margarita, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalitySanta Margarita
Postal code6709
Population (2020)95
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.0649, 124.7160 (12° 4' North, 124° 43' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level177.9 meters (583.7 feet)

Roxas is a barangay in the municipality of Santa Margarita, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 95. This represented 0.35% of the total population of Santa Margarita.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Roxas in the 2015 Census was 82 broken down into 20 households or an average of 4.10 members per household.

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Number of households in Roxas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
75135.77
175305.83
144255.76
131225.95
102176.00
82204.10

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Roxas is 5 to 9, with 14 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 55 to 59, and 70 to 74, with 1 individual.

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Population of Roxas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 122.44%
1 to 478.54%
5 to 91417.07%
10 to 1478.54%
15 to 19910.98%
20 to 241214.63%
25 to 2944.88%
30 to 3433.66%
35 to 3944.88%
40 to 4422.44%
45 to 4933.66%
50 to 5467.32%
55 to 5911.22%
60 to 6433.66%
65 to 6944.88%
70 to 7411.22%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over0.00%
Total82100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 63.83
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.64
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 74.47
  • Median Age: 20.83

Historical population

The population of Roxas grew from 75 in 1990 to 95 in 2020, an increase of 20 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.15%, or an increase of 13 people, from the previous population of 82 in 2015.

Population of Roxas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
75
17517.20%
144-4.09%
131-1.30%
102-8.71%
82-4.07%
953.15%

Location

Roxas is situated at approximately 12.0649, 124.7160, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 177.9 meters or 583.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Roxas 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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