Guinsangaan, Municipality of Bontoc, Province of Southern Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
MunicipalityBontoc
Postal code6604
Population (2020)735
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.3588, 124.9429 (10° 22' North, 124° 57' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level25.3 meters (83.0 feet)

Guinsangaan is a barangay in the municipality of Bontoc, in the province of Southern Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 735. This represented 2.47% of the total population of Bontoc.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Guinsangaan in the 2015 Census was 710 broken down into 158 households or an average of 4.49 members per household.

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Number of households in Guinsangaan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5311045.11
5111054.87
6471414.59
6531544.24
7051524.64
7101584.49

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Guinsangaan is 10 to 14, with 90 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Guinsangaan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1202.82%
1 to 4628.73%
5 to 97110.00%
10 to 149012.68%
15 to 197810.99%
20 to 24578.03%
25 to 29618.59%
30 to 34212.96%
35 to 39365.07%
40 to 44436.06%
45 to 49365.07%
50 to 54314.37%
55 to 59365.07%
60 to 64192.68%
65 to 69141.97%
70 to 74172.39%
75 to 7981.13%
80 and over101.41%
Total710100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.13
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.72
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69.85
  • Median Age: 22.98

Historical population

The population of Guinsangaan grew from 531 in 1990 to 735 in 2020, an increase of 204 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.73%, or an increase of 25 people, from the previous population of 710 in 2015.

Population of Guinsangaan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
531
511-0.72%
6475.19%
6530.13%
7052.83%
7100.13%
7350.73%

Location

Guinsangaan is situated at approximately 10.3588, 124.9429, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 25.3 meters or 83.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Guinsangaan 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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