Solano, Province of Nueva Vizcaya

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceNueva Vizcaya
Barangay count22
Postal code3709
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Area (2013)139.80 km2 (53.98 sq mi)
Population (2020)65,287
Density (2020)467 / km2 (1,209 / sq mi)
Coordinates16° 31' North, 121° 11' East (16.5187, 121.1818)
Estimated elevation above sea level260.5 meters (854.4 feet)

Solano is a municipality in the landlocked province of Nueva Vizcaya.

The municipality has a land area of 139.80 square kilometers or 53.98 square miles which constitutes 2.90% of Nueva Vizcaya's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 65,287. This represented 13.12% of the total population of Nueva Vizcaya province, or 1.77% of the overall population of the Cagayan Valley region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 467 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,209 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Solano has 22 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Solano
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Aggub4.59%2,9992,8814.10%0.85%
Bagahabag6.83%4,4623,21938.61%7.11%
Bangaan1.80%1,1781,185-0.59%-0.12%
Bangar1.73%1,1301,1121.62%0.34%
Bascaran5.83%3,8033,38812.25%2.46%
Communal3.80%2,4812,17913.86%2.77%
Concepcion2.71%1,7701,40126.34%5.04%
Curifang7.40%4,8323,75628.65%5.45%
Dadap1.83%1,19599320.34%3.97%
Lactawan2.21%1,4461,3546.79%1.39%
Osmeña8.73%5,7005,3436.68%1.37%
Pilar D. Galima1.49%9751,013-3.75%-0.80%
Poblacion North1.49%9761,085-10.05%-2.20%
Poblacion South1.25%8191,184-30.83%-7.46%
Quezon8.28%5,4045,0097.89%1.61%
Quirino9.81%6,4056,2202.97%0.62%
Roxas13.32%8,6967,9549.33%1.90%
San Juan2.75%1,7981,6906.39%1.31%
San Luis4.06%2,6482,40510.10%2.05%
Tucal1.81%1,1821,1512.69%0.56%
Uddiawan6.27%4,0923,71210.24%2.07%
Wacal1.99%1,2961,2831.01%0.21%
Solano Total65,28759,5179.69%1.97%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Solano for the fiscal year of 2016 was 205,937,426.16.

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Annual regular income of Solano (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009110,686,587.06
2010114,536,317.543.48%
2011128,295,198.5112.01%
2012138,375,198.797.86%
2013150,274,112.538.60%
2014172,892,593.9715.05%
2015187,844,637.038.65%
2016205,937,426.169.63%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Solano in the 2015 Census was 59,191 broken down into 16,514 households or an average of 3.58 members per household.

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Number of households in Solano (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
44,1928,8734.98
46,80710,0454.66
52,34011,2054.67
56,24413,0414.31
56,05313,5464.14
59,19116,5143.58

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Solano is 5 to 9, with 5,801 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 583 individuals.

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Population of Solano by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11,1351.91%
1 to 44,7017.90%
5 to 95,8019.75%
10 to 145,6069.42%
15 to 195,3609.01%
20 to 245,2358.80%
25 to 294,8768.19%
30 to 344,3897.37%
35 to 394,3017.23%
40 to 443,6296.10%
45 to 493,3395.61%
50 to 543,0755.17%
55 to 592,5474.28%
60 to 642,1043.54%
65 to 691,4122.37%
70 to 748221.38%
75 to 795830.98%
80 and over6021.01%
Total59,517100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 44.38
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.8
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 53.18
  • Median Age: 26.97

Historical population

The population of Solano grew from 5,624 in 1903 to 65,287 in 2020, an increase of 59,663 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.97%, or an increase of 5,770 people, from the previous population of 59,517 in 2015.

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Population of Solano (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
5,624
7,5631.89%
17,8784.39%
19,8401.07%
22,5231.12%
27,0321.80%
33,0364.11%
36,7102.13%
44,2461.89%
46,9451.12%
52,3912.38%
56,2440.98%
56,134-0.07%
59,5171.12%
65,2871.97%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Solano for the year 2019 was 38,963, broken down into 18,896 males and 20,067 females.

Location

The municipal center of Solano is situated at approximately 16° 31' North, 121° 11' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 260.5 meters or 854.4 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Solano are Santiago, Isabela, Baguio, Cauayan, Isabela, San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, and Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. The nearest municipalities are Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya, Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, Lamut, Ifugao, and Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya. Its distance from the national capital is 214.45 kilometers (133.25 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 214.45 kilometers (133.25 miles) to the South (S6°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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