Banday, Municipality of Tomas Oppus, Province of Southern Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
MunicipalityTomas Oppus
Postal code6605
Population (2020)568
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.3084, 124.9795 (10° 19' North, 124° 59' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.6 meters (15.1 feet)

Banday, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Tomas Oppus, in the province of Southern Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 568. This represented 3.34% of the total population of Tomas Oppus.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Banday in the 2015 Census was 560 broken down into 127 households or an average of 4.41 members per household.

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Number of households in Banday (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
431795.46
416835.01
5161005.16
5091044.89
5481234.46
5601274.41

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Banday is 5 to 9, with 57 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Banday by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 181.43%
1 to 4396.96%
5 to 95710.18%
10 to 14478.39%
15 to 19468.21%
20 to 24478.39%
25 to 29427.50%
30 to 34285.00%
35 to 39356.25%
40 to 44305.36%
45 to 49325.71%
50 to 54305.36%
55 to 59325.71%
60 to 64386.79%
65 to 69142.50%
70 to 74111.96%
75 to 79101.79%
80 and over142.50%
Total560100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 41.94
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 13.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 55.55
  • Median Age: 29.29

Historical population

The population of Banday grew from 432 in 1990 to 568 in 2020, an increase of 136 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.30%, or an increase of 8 people, from the previous population of 560 in 2015.

Population of Banday (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
432
429-0.13%
5194.17%
510-0.24%
5502.79%
5600.34%
5680.30%

Location

Banday is situated at approximately 10.3084, 124.9795, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.6 meters or 15.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Banday 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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