Santo Niño, Municipality of Macrohon, Province of Southern Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
MunicipalityMacrohon
Postal code6601
Population (2020)547
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.1249, 124.9098 (10° 7' North, 124° 55' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level58.5 meters (191.9 feet)

Santo Niño is a barangay in the municipality of Macrohon, in the province of Southern Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 547. This represented 2.06% of the total population of Macrohon.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santo Niño in the 2015 Census was 478 broken down into 128 households or an average of 3.73 members per household.

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Number of households in Santo Niño (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
420894.72
416894.67
519975.35
480984.90
4651134.12
4781283.73

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santo Niño is 20 to 24, with 54 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Santo Niño by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1204.18%
1 to 4398.16%
5 to 95110.67%
10 to 14326.69%
15 to 19439.00%
20 to 245411.30%
25 to 295210.88%
30 to 34245.02%
35 to 39234.81%
40 to 44255.23%
45 to 49245.02%
50 to 54204.18%
55 to 59275.65%
60 to 64163.35%
65 to 6971.46%
70 to 7471.46%
75 to 79102.09%
80 and over40.84%
Total478100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.1
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.09
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 55.19
  • Median Age: 25.00

Historical population

The population of Santo Niño grew from 420 in 1990 to 547 in 2020, an increase of 127 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.88%, or an increase of 69 people, from the previous population of 478 in 2015.

Population of Santo Niño (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
420
416-0.18%
5194.86%
480-1.07%
465-1.15%
4780.53%
5472.88%

Location

Santo Niño is situated at approximately 10.1249, 124.9098, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 58.5 meters or 191.9 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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