Balonga‑as, Municipality of Tarangnan, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityTarangnan
Postal code6704
Population (2020)314
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.9131, 124.7668 (11° 55' North, 124° 46' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level21.9 meters (71.8 feet)

Balonga‑as is a barangay in the municipality of Tarangnan, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 314. This represented 1.22% of the total population of Tarangnan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Balonga-as in the 2015 Census was 325 broken down into 78 households or an average of 4.17 members per household.

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Number of households in Balonga-as (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
104214.95
211425.02
162364.50
202513.96
272614.46
325784.17

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Balonga-as is 5 to 9, with 55 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Balonga-as by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1144.31%
1 to 4298.92%
5 to 95516.92%
10 to 143811.69%
15 to 19247.38%
20 to 24247.38%
25 to 29226.77%
30 to 34257.69%
35 to 39164.92%
40 to 4492.77%
45 to 49154.62%
50 to 54134.00%
55 to 5992.77%
60 to 6461.85%
65 to 69123.69%
70 to 7441.23%
75 to 7961.85%
80 and over41.23%
Total325100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 83.44
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.95
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 99.39
  • Median Age: 20.52

Historical population

The population of Balonga-as grew from 104 in 1990 to 314 in 2020, an increase of 210 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.72%, or a decrease of 11 people, from the previous population of 325 in 2015.

Population of Balonga-as (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
104
21114.17%
162-5.51%
2023.09%
27211.44%
3253.45%
314-0.72%

Location

Balonga‑as is situated at approximately 11.9131, 124.7668, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 21.9 meters or 71.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Balonga‑as 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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