Libas, Municipality of Hinunangan, Province of Southern Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
MunicipalityHinunangan
Postal code6608
Population (2020)431
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.3543, 125.1496 (10° 21' North, 125° 9' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level130.6 meters (428.5 feet)

Libas is a barangay in the municipality of Hinunangan, in the province of Southern Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 431. This represented 1.48% of the total population of Hinunangan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Libas in the 2015 Census was 512 broken down into 90 households or an average of 5.69 members per household.

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Number of households in Libas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
256455.69
248455.51
280515.49
463875.32
4491044.32
512905.69

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Libas is 10 to 14, with 84 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Libas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1122.34%
1 to 4489.38%
5 to 97815.23%
10 to 148416.41%
15 to 19458.79%
20 to 24418.01%
25 to 29305.86%
30 to 34326.25%
35 to 39316.05%
40 to 44254.88%
45 to 49224.30%
50 to 54173.32%
55 to 59173.32%
60 to 6491.76%
65 to 69101.95%
70 to 7430.59%
75 to 7940.78%
80 and over40.78%
Total512100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 82.53
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.81
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 90.34
  • Median Age: 18.78

Historical population

The population of Libas grew from 256 in 1990 to 431 in 2020, an increase of 175 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 3.56%, or a decrease of 81 people, from the previous population of 512 in 2015.

Population of Libas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
256
248-0.59%
2802.64%
4637.18%
449-1.11%
5122.53%
431-3.56%

Location

Libas is situated at approximately 10.3543, 125.1496, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 130.6 meters or 428.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Libas 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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