Basud, Municipality of Santo Niño, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalitySanto Niño
Postal code6711
Population (2020)1,349
Philippine major island(s)Santo Niño
Coordinates11.9256, 124.4492 (11° 56' North, 124° 27' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.9 meters (16.1 feet)

Basud, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Santo Niño, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,349. This represented 10.78% of the total population of Santo Niño.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Basud in the 2015 Census was 1,346 broken down into 287 households or an average of 4.69 members per household.

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Number of households in Basud (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,0872145.08
1,2272684.58
1,3952904.81
1,4232795.10
1,3812974.65
1,3462874.69

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Basud is 10 to 14, with 170 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 14 individuals.

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Population of Basud by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1292.15%
1 to 4936.91%
5 to 914911.07%
10 to 1417012.63%
15 to 1914811.00%
20 to 241148.47%
25 to 29705.20%
30 to 34795.87%
35 to 39816.02%
40 to 44634.68%
45 to 49906.69%
50 to 54604.46%
55 to 59725.35%
60 to 64503.71%
65 to 69272.01%
70 to 74211.56%
75 to 79161.19%
80 and over141.04%
Total1,346100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 53.33
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.43
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.76
  • Median Age: 23.68

Historical population

The population of Basud grew from 1,087 in 1990 to 1,349 in 2020, an increase of 262 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.05%, or an increase of 3 people, from the previous population of 1,346 in 2015.

Population of Basud (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,087
1,2272.30%
1,3952.79%
1,4250.29%
1,381-1.14%
1,346-0.49%
1,3490.05%

Location

Basud is situated at approximately 11.9256, 124.4492, in the island of Santo Niño. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.9 meters or 16.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Basud 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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