Salvacion, Municipality of Santa Margarita, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalitySanta Margarita
Postal code6709
Population (2020)144
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates12.0731, 124.7025 (12° 4' North, 124° 42' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level94.9 meters (311.3 feet)

Salvacion is a barangay in the municipality of Santa Margarita, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 144. This represented 0.54% of the total population of Santa Margarita.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Salvacion in the 2015 Census was 143 broken down into 31 households or an average of 4.61 members per household.

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Number of households in Salvacion (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
125284.46
172315.55
128304.27
179315.77
214346.29
143314.61

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Salvacion is 20 to 24, with 26 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Salvacion by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 142.80%
1 to 41913.29%
5 to 996.29%
10 to 14149.79%
15 to 191913.29%
20 to 242618.18%
25 to 29117.69%
30 to 3474.90%
35 to 3985.59%
40 to 4442.80%
45 to 4964.20%
50 to 5432.10%
55 to 5942.80%
60 to 6453.50%
65 to 690.00%
70 to 7432.10%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over10.70%
Total143100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.46
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.3
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 53.76
  • Median Age: 21.25

Historical population

The population of Salvacion grew from 125 in 1990 to 144 in 2020, an increase of 19 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.15%, or an increase of 1 people, from the previous population of 143 in 2015.

Population of Salvacion (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
125
1726.16%
128-6.14%
1794.73%
2146.72%
143-7.39%
1440.15%

Location

Salvacion is situated at approximately 12.0731, 124.7025, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 94.9 meters or 311.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Salvacion 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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