Calatagan Proper, Municipality of Virac, Province of Catanduanes

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionBicol Region (Region V)
ProvinceCatanduanes
MunicipalityVirac
Postal code4800
Population (2020)3,335
Philippine major island(s)Catanduanes
Coordinates13.5873, 124.2059 (13° 35' North, 124° 12' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level40.5 meters (132.9 feet)

Calatagan Proper is a barangay in the municipality of Virac, in the province of Catanduanes. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,335. This represented 4.36% of the total population of Virac.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Calatagan Proper in the 2015 Census was 2,991 broken down into 672 households or an average of 4.45 members per household.

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Number of households in Calatagan Proper (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,6642975.60
1,9844384.53
2,5545124.99
2,6135944.40
2,7406064.52
2,9916724.45

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Calatagan Proper is 15 to 19, with 454 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 29 individuals.

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Population of Calatagan Proper by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1421.37%
1 to 42006.50%
5 to 92779.01%
10 to 1431010.08%
15 to 1945414.76%
20 to 2431210.15%
25 to 292116.86%
30 to 341856.02%
35 to 392016.54%
40 to 441805.85%
45 to 491645.33%
50 to 541504.88%
55 to 591123.64%
60 to 64902.93%
65 to 69782.54%
70 to 74501.63%
75 to 79290.94%
80 and over300.98%
Total3,075100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 40.26
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.08
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 49.34
  • Median Age: 24.08

Historical population

The population of Calatagan Proper grew from 1,664 in 1990 to 3,335 in 2020, an increase of 1,671 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.72%, or an increase of 260 people, from the previous population of 3,075 in 2015.

Population of Calatagan Proper (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,664
1,9843.35%
2,5545.56%
2,6130.32%
2,7421.77%
3,0752.21%
3,3351.72%

Location

Calatagan Proper is situated at approximately 13.5873, 124.2059, in the island of Catanduanes. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 40.5 meters or 132.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Calatagan Proper 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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