Magallanes, Municipality of Limasawa, Province of Southern Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
MunicipalityLimasawa
Population (2020)1,812
Philippine major island(s)Limasawa
Coordinates9.9079, 125.0761 (9° 54' North, 125° 5' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.4 meters (30.8 feet)

Magallanes is a barangay in the municipality of Limasawa, in the province of Southern Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,812. This represented 29.27% of the total population of Limasawa.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Magallanes in the 2015 Census was 1,645 broken down into 402 households or an average of 4.09 members per household.

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Number of households in Magallanes (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,0141925.28
1,1002234.93
1,3382714.94
1,5433334.63
1,5773534.47
1,6454024.09

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Magallanes is 5 to 9, with 176 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 17 individuals.

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Population of Magallanes by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1261.58%
1 to 41398.45%
5 to 917610.70%
10 to 141478.94%
15 to 191549.36%
20 to 2417010.33%
25 to 291297.84%
30 to 341207.29%
35 to 391096.63%
40 to 441056.38%
45 to 49935.65%
50 to 54724.38%
55 to 59694.19%
60 to 64362.19%
65 to 69402.43%
70 to 74251.52%
75 to 79171.03%
80 and over181.09%
Total1,645100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.17
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.46
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 55.63
  • Median Age: 25.41

Historical population

The population of Magallanes grew from 1,014 in 1990 to 1,812 in 2020, an increase of 798 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.06%, or an increase of 167 people, from the previous population of 1,645 in 2015.

Population of Magallanes (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,014
1,1001.54%
1,3384.29%
1,5431.99%
1,5770.80%
1,6450.81%
1,8122.06%

Location

Magallanes is situated at approximately 9.9079, 125.0761, in the island of Limasawa. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.4 meters or 30.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Magallanes shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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