Masical, Municipality of Santo Niño, Province of Cagayan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceCagayan
MunicipalitySanto Niño
Postal code3525
Population (2020)455
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates17.8268, 121.5708 (17° 50' North, 121° 34' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level119.9 meters (393.4 feet)

Masical is a barangay in the municipality of Santo Niño, in the province of Cagayan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 455. This represented 1.59% of the total population of Santo Niño.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Masical in the 2015 Census was 409 broken down into 97 households or an average of 4.22 members per household.

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Number of households in Masical (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
186384.89
266584.59
296604.93
335724.65
380864.42
409974.22

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Masical is 5 to 9, with 57 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Masical by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.71%
1 to 44210.27%
5 to 95713.94%
10 to 144811.74%
15 to 19409.78%
20 to 24225.38%
25 to 29317.58%
30 to 34317.58%
35 to 39307.33%
40 to 44235.62%
45 to 49174.16%
50 to 54153.67%
55 to 59204.89%
60 to 6481.96%
65 to 6951.22%
70 to 7440.98%
75 to 7940.98%
80 and over51.22%
Total409100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 64.98
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.59
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.57
  • Median Age: 22.39

Historical population

The population of Masical grew from 186 in 1990 to 455 in 2020, an increase of 269 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.27%, or an increase of 46 people, from the previous population of 409 in 2015.

Population of Masical (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
186
2666.93%
2962.32%
3351.72%
3804.69%
4091.41%
4552.27%

Location

Masical is situated at approximately 17.8268, 121.5708, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 119.9 meters or 393.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Masical 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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