Santo Niño, Municipality of Villareal, Province of Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSamar
MunicipalityVillareal
Postal code6717
Population (2020)797
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.5814, 124.9634 (11° 35' North, 124° 58' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.4 meters (27.6 feet)

Santo Niño is a barangay in the municipality of Villareal, in the province of Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 797. This represented 2.91% of the total population of Villareal.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santo Niño in the 2015 Census was 742 broken down into 169 households or an average of 4.39 members per household.

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Number of households in Santo Niño (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5811085.38
5941185.03
6111175.22
7041335.29
7361494.94
7421694.39

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santo Niño is 10 to 14, with 120 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 9 individuals.

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Population of Santo Niño by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1151.98%
1 to 4668.71%
5 to 910613.98%
10 to 1412015.83%
15 to 19688.97%
20 to 24415.41%
25 to 29405.28%
30 to 34445.80%
35 to 39445.80%
40 to 44445.80%
45 to 49364.75%
50 to 54324.22%
55 to 59303.96%
60 to 64212.77%
65 to 69182.37%
70 to 74141.85%
75 to 7991.19%
80 and over101.32%
Total758100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 76.75
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.75
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 89.5
  • Median Age: 20.49

Historical population

The population of Santo Niño grew from 581 in 1990 to 797 in 2020, an increase of 216 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.06%, or an increase of 39 people, from the previous population of 758 in 2015.

Population of Santo Niño (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
581
5940.42%
6110.61%
7041.97%
7361.63%
7580.56%
7971.06%

Location

Santo Niño is situated at approximately 11.5814, 124.9634, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.4 meters or 27.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Santo Niño 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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