Businesses in Basey, Samar

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Basey, Samar

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	75
Shopping	43
Grocery stores and supermarkets	23
Churches	21
Restaurants	16
Public administration	14
Primary and elementary schools	11

Basey, Samar Facts

Area	540.9 km²
Population	68,435
Male Population	35,840 (52.4%)
Female Population	32,595 (47.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+436.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+44.4%
Median Age	19.8 years (Male: 19.7, Female: 20)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,621 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Barangay Mercado, Downtown, So. Bangon, Brgy. Lawaan, Barangay Loyo
Local Time
Timezone	Philippine Standard Time
Lat & Lng	11.28167, 125.06833
Zip Codes	6720

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Basey, Samar Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	12,766	33,119	47,384	63,014	68,435	73,854	78,717
Population Density	23.6 / km²	61.2 / km²	87.6 / km²	116.5 / km²	126.5 / km²	136.5 / km²	145.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Basey, Samar Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 44.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Basey, Samar	+436.1%	+106.6%	+44.4%
Philippines	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Basey, Samar Median Age

Median Age: 19.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Basey, Samar	19.8 yrs	20 yrs	19.7 yrs
Philippines	23.2 yrs	23.6 yrs	22.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Basey, Samar Population Density

Population Density: 127 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Basey, Samar	68,435	540.9 km²	127 / km²
Philippines	96.6 million	296,939.4 km²	325 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Basey, Samar Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Basey, Samar

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Basey, Samar Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,442	$1,483	$1,606	$1,804	$2,827	$2,411	$2,965	$3,621
Total GDP	$47.6M	$56.5M	$72.7M	$93.2M	$164.7M	$153.6M	$208.1M	$259.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Basey, Samar CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Basey, Samar	65,800 tn	0.96 tn	121.6 tons/km²
Philippines	104,920,564 tn	1.09 tn	353.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Basey, Samar CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	65,800 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	121.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.1)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8)
Cyclone	High (10)
Landslide	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/28/18	10:49 PM	4.5	33.6 km	81,250 m	17km SW of Cabay, Philippines	usgs.gov
3/5/18	1:05 AM	4.9	36.4 km	84,260 m	17km WNW of General MacArthur, Philippines	usgs.gov
2/13/18	5:00 PM	4.5	36.9 km	10,000 m	2km SSW of Barugo, Philippines	usgs.gov
1/15/18	8:43 PM	4.6	39.9 km	19,240 m	0km ENE of Balangiga, Philippines	usgs.gov
12/9/17	7:39 AM	4.7	40.7 km	50,640 m	1km WSW of Cabacungan, Philippines	usgs.gov
7/6/17	10:31 AM	4.6	6.3 km	10,000 m	2km ESE of Panalanoy, Philippines	usgs.gov
7/6/17	8:10 AM	4.7	35 km	10,000 m	7km SE of Canhandugan, Philippines	usgs.gov
12/23/15	3:08 AM	4.3	35 km	102,550 m	15km SW of Cabay, Philippines	usgs.gov
4/10/15	9:52 AM	4.5	43 km	110,890 m	14km SSW of Balangiga, Philippines	usgs.gov
11/29/14	11:39 AM	4.5	15.5 km	34,460 m	9km WNW of San Antonio, Philippines	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Basey, Samar

Basey is a first-class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2010 census of the National Statistics Office, it has a population of 50,423. Basay is said to be the Leyte's capital during the American period. It is curren..

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