Sinakan, Municipality of Sabtang, Province of Batanes

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceBatanes
MunicipalitySabtang
Postal code3904
Population (2020)563
Philippine major island(s)Sabtang
Coordinates20.3195, 121.8678 (20° 19' North, 121° 52' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level73.4 meters (240.8 feet)

Sinakan, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Sabtang, in the province of Batanes. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 563. This represented 33.20% of the total population of Sabtang.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sinakan in the 2015 Census was 508 broken down into 142 households or an average of 3.58 members per household.

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Number of households in Sinakan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5481015.43
447964.66
5251184.45
4891303.76
5511324.17
5081423.58

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sinakan is 5 to 9, with 51 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Sinakan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1122.36%
1 to 4326.29%
5 to 95110.02%
10 to 14509.82%
15 to 19367.07%
20 to 24407.86%
25 to 29418.06%
30 to 34326.29%
35 to 39265.11%
40 to 44346.68%
45 to 49326.29%
50 to 54275.30%
55 to 59234.52%
60 to 64234.52%
65 to 69183.54%
70 to 74163.14%
75 to 7950.98%
80 and over112.16%
Total509100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.18
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.92
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.1
  • Median Age: 29.09

Historical population

The population of Sinakan grew from 548 in 1990 to 563 in 2020, an increase of 15 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.15%, or an increase of 54 people, from the previous population of 509 in 2015.

Population of Sinakan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
548
447-3.74%
5263.55%
490-0.97%
5524.43%
509-1.53%
5632.15%

Location

Sinakan is situated at approximately 20.3195, 121.8678, in the island of Sabtang. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 73.4 meters or 240.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sinakan 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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