JARO LEYTE

-The municipality of JARO is a 3rd class municipality in LEYTE, PHILIPPINES and has 46
BARANGAYS.
-The municipality has a land area of 207.19 square kilometers or 80.00 square miles which
constitutes 3.27% of Leyte's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was
43,758. This represented 2.46% of the total population of Leyte province, or 0.96% of the overall
population of the Eastern Visayas region. Based on these figures, the population density is
computed at 211 inhabitants per square kilometer or 547 inhabitants per square mile.
Barangays

Jaro has 46 barangays as shown in the following table.

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Jaro for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱116,029,552.07.

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Jaro is 10 to 14, with

5,131 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 380

individuals.

Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the young dependent

population which include infants/babies, children and young adolescents/teenagers, make up an

aggregate of 35.32% (15,257). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population

and actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 59.19% (25,571). Finally,

old dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 5.49%

(2,371) in all.

The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Jaro, there are 60

youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population; there are 9 aged/senior citizens to

every 100 of the working population; and overall, there are 69 dependents (young and old-age) to

every 100 of the working population.

The median age of 22 indicates that half of the entire population of Jaro are aged less than 22 and

the other half are over the age of 22.

Age group Population (2015) Age group percentage

Under 1 982 2.27%

1 to 4 4,083 9.45%

5 to 9 5,061 11.72%

10 to 14 5,131 11.88%

15 to 19 4,769 11.04%

20 to 24 3,889 9.00%

25 to 29 3,043 7.04%

30 to 34 2,585 5.98%

35 to 39 2,324 5.38%
 Age group Population (2015) Age group percentage

40 to 44 2,216 5.13%

45 to 49 2,009 4.65%

50 to 54 1,866 4.32%

55 to 59 1,630 3.77%

60 to 64 1,240 2.87%

65 to 69 933 2.16%

70 to 74 649 1.50%

75 to 79 409 0.95%

80 and over 380 0.88%

Total 43,199 100.00%

- Base on this data we can at least consider some things such as the population growth
in the area, the population by age group, its annual revenue. There is a table above
that can show the annual population growth of the barangay. In that certain data we
can pick a perfect place to build a school. We cannot just build a school in an area with
decreasing population. We can’t afford to build a school in an area with a decreasing
revenue. May this idea can give some consideration on choosing a place to build a
school. Aside from this may I propose brgy. Canhandugan as a location to build a
school, brgy. Canhandugan holds the largest population in JARO, LEYTE. It represents
the 6.02% of JARO LEYTE. The elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 209.2
meters or 686.3 feet above mean sea level.

PS: HAVEN’T READ THE ARTICLE YOU’VE SENT ON GC BUT THIS MAY BE PART OF THE
RESEARCH AS ONE OF THE CONSIDERATION ON CHOOSING A SITE TO BUILD A BUILDING.