Amaga, Municipality of Liloan, Province of Southern Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
MunicipalityLiloan
Postal code6612
Population (2020)452
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.1850, 125.1161 (10° 11' North, 125° 7' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level30.4 meters (99.7 feet)

Amaga is a barangay in the municipality of Liloan, in the province of Southern Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 452. This represented 1.82% of the total population of Liloan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Amaga in the 2015 Census was 382 broken down into 96 households or an average of 3.98 members per household.

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Number of households in Amaga (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
349635.54
321724.46
431805.39
378814.67
379963.95
382963.98

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Amaga is 10 to 14, with 44 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Amaga by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 130.79%
1 to 4246.28%
5 to 94311.26%
10 to 144411.52%
15 to 19379.69%
20 to 24246.28%
25 to 29266.81%
30 to 34174.45%
35 to 39297.59%
40 to 44174.45%
45 to 49256.54%
50 to 54215.50%
55 to 59236.02%
60 to 64133.40%
65 to 6971.83%
70 to 74153.93%
75 to 7992.36%
80 and over51.31%
Total382100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.14
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.52
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.66
  • Median Age: 28.08

Historical population

The population of Amaga grew from 349 in 1990 to 452 in 2020, an increase of 103 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.61%, or an increase of 70 people, from the previous population of 382 in 2015.

Population of Amaga (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
349
321-1.55%
4316.52%
378-1.79%
3790.10%
3820.15%
4523.61%

Location

Amaga is situated at approximately 10.1850, 125.1161, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 30.4 meters or 99.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Amaga 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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