Capacuan, Municipality of Santa Praxedes, Province of Cagayan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceCagayan
MunicipalitySanta Praxedes
Postal code3521
Population (2020)550
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates18.5527, 120.9973 (18° 33' North, 120° 60' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level51.9 meters (170.3 feet)

Capacuan is a barangay in the municipality of Santa Praxedes, in the province of Cagayan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 550. This represented 12.40% of the total population of Santa Praxedes.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Capacuan in the 2015 Census was 530 broken down into 120 households or an average of 4.42 members per household.

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Number of households in Capacuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
393775.10
342744.62
385745.20
4451044.28
4671054.45
5301204.42

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Capacuan is 15 to 19, with 66 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Capacuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1112.08%
1 to 4448.30%
5 to 9397.36%
10 to 145410.19%
15 to 196612.45%
20 to 24489.06%
25 to 29427.92%
30 to 34356.60%
35 to 39387.17%
40 to 44346.42%
45 to 49387.17%
50 to 54224.15%
55 to 59203.77%
60 to 64152.83%
65 to 6981.51%
70 to 7440.75%
75 to 7961.13%
80 and over61.13%
Total530100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 41.34
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.7
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 48.04
  • Median Age: 25.36

Historical population

The population of Capacuan grew from 393 in 1990 to 550 in 2020, an increase of 157 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.78%, or an increase of 20 people, from the previous population of 530 in 2015.

Population of Capacuan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
393
342-2.57%
3852.57%
4452.02%
4671.77%
5302.44%
5500.78%

Location

Capacuan is situated at approximately 18.5527, 120.9973, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 51.9 meters or 170.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Capacuan 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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