Marabut, Municipality of Tarangnan, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityTarangnan
Postal code6704
Population (2020)247
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.8816, 124.8583 (11° 53' North, 124° 51' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level104.7 meters (343.5 feet)

Marabut is a barangay in the municipality of Tarangnan, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 247. This represented 0.96% of the total population of Tarangnan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Marabut in the 2015 Census was 162 broken down into 35 households or an average of 4.63 members per household.

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Number of households in Marabut (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
123245.13
169315.45
183315.90
158285.64
155285.54
162354.63

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Marabut is 5 to 9, with 23 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, and 70 to 74, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Marabut by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 121.23%
1 to 41710.49%
5 to 92314.20%
10 to 142112.96%
15 to 192112.96%
20 to 24148.64%
25 to 2995.56%
30 to 34116.79%
35 to 39106.17%
40 to 4495.56%
45 to 4942.47%
50 to 5431.85%
55 to 5963.70%
60 to 6453.09%
65 to 6953.09%
70 to 7421.23%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over0.00%
Total162100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 68.48
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.09
  • Median Age: 19.29

Historical population

The population of Marabut grew from 123 in 1990 to 247 in 2020, an increase of 124 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 9.28%, or an increase of 85 people, from the previous population of 162 in 2015.

Population of Marabut (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
123
1696.13%
1831.72%
158-2.01%
155-0.70%
1620.84%
2479.28%

Location

Marabut is situated at approximately 11.8816, 124.8583, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 104.7 meters or 343.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Marabut 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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