Santa Sofia, Municipality of Padre Burgos, Province of Southern Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
MunicipalityPadre Burgos
Postal code6601
Population (2015)1,937
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.0240, 125.0167

Santa Sofia is a barangay in the municipality of Padre Burgos, in the province of Southern Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2015 Census was 1,937. This represented 17.46% of the total population of Padre Burgos.

Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santa Sofia is 15 to 19, with 224 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 80 and over, with 25 individuals.

details
Age groupPopulation (2015)
Under 127
1 to 4164
5 to 9190
10 to 14189
15 to 19224
20 to 24186
25 to 29149
30 to 34132
35 to 39114
40 to 44101
45 to 49114
50 to 5499
55 to 5972
60 to 6455
65 to 6938
70 to 7425
75 to 7933
80 and over25
Total1,937

Historical population

The population of Santa Sofia grew from 1,112 in 1990 to 1,937 in 2015, an increase of 825 people. The latest census figures in 2015 denote a positive growth rate of 0.47%, or an increase of 47 people, from the previous population of 1,890 in 2010.

Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,112–
1,2962.91%
1,6004.62%
1,8662.14%
1,8900.47%
1,9370.47%

Location

Santa Sofia is situated at approximately 10.0240, 125.0167, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.6 meters or 31.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

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

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Notes

  1. Data on population is from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.