Imus, Province of Cavite

Summary data
Typecity (component)
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
ProvinceCavite
Barangay count97
Postal code4103
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Area (2013)171.66 km2 (66.28 sq mi)
Population (2020)496,794
Density (2020)2,894 / km2 (7,495 / sq mi)
Coordinates14° 25' North, 120° 56' East (14.4189, 120.9312)
Estimated elevation above sea level12.8 meters (42.1 feet)

Imus is a landlocked component city in the coastal province of Cavite. It serves as the provincial capital.

The city has a land area of 171.66 square kilometers or 66.28 square miles which constitutes 11.25% of Cavite's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 496,794. This represented 11.43% of the total population of Cavite province, or 3.07% of the overall population of the CALABARZON region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 2,894 inhabitants per square kilometer or 7,495 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Imus has 97 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Imus
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Alapan I-A2.84%14,09713,6393.36%0.70%
Alapan I-B1.67%8,3147,35213.08%2.62%
Alapan I-C2.52%12,5078,42248.50%8.68%
Alapan II-A2.83%14,0718,80559.81%10.37%
Alapan II-B0.94%4,6543,06152.04%9.22%
Anabu I-A1.26%6,2647,206-13.07%-2.91%
Anabu I-B0.52%2,5662,3389.75%1.98%
Anabu I-C1.48%7,3626,06221.45%4.17%
Anabu I-D0.77%3,8283,42511.77%2.37%
Anabu I-E0.55%2,7312,6413.41%0.71%
Anabu I-F0.54%2,6752,4329.99%2.02%
Anabu I-G0.49%2,4175,092-52.53%-14.52%
Anabu II-A0.68%3,3822,99113.07%2.62%
Anabu II-B1.54%7,6506,65614.93%2.97%
Anabu II-C1.32%6,5625,39021.74%4.23%
Anabu II-D1.06%5,2734,44018.76%3.69%
Anabu II-E1.12%5,5424,62319.88%3.89%
Anabu II-F1.92%9,56211,112-13.95%-3.11%
Bagong Silang0.16%788960-17.92%-4.07%
Bayan Luma I0.83%4,1413,73110.99%2.22%
Bayan Luma II0.33%1,6311,770-7.85%-1.71%
Bayan Luma III0.74%3,6724,726-22.30%-5.17%
Bayan Luma IV0.55%2,7082,976-9.01%-1.97%
Bayan Luma IX0.59%2,9321,97748.31%8.65%
Bayan Luma V0.94%4,6594,884-4.61%-0.99%
Bayan Luma VI0.55%2,7152,738-0.84%-0.18%
Bayan Luma VII0.83%4,1323,58015.42%3.06%
Bayan Luma VIII0.55%2,7372,5009.48%1.92%
Bucandala I2.00%9,9355,60277.35%12.82%
Bucandala II0.43%2,1572,191-1.55%-0.33%
Bucandala III1.69%8,3948,456-0.73%-0.15%
Bucandala IV1.08%5,3523,37258.72%10.21%
Bucandala V1.18%5,8555,15313.62%2.72%
Buhay na Tubig7.85%39,01032,51319.98%3.91%
Carsadang Bago I3.59%17,8443,350432.66%42.20%
Carsadang Bago II5.58%27,71616,83564.63%11.06%
Magdalo0.90%4,4794,1956.77%1.39%
Maharlika1.16%5,7863,94146.82%8.42%
Malagasang I-A1.16%5,7663,09186.54%14.02%
Malagasang I-B1.23%6,1134,98622.60%4.38%
Malagasang I-C0.90%4,4572,29993.87%14.95%
Malagasang I-D0.94%4,6782,129119.73%18.02%
Malagasang I-E0.37%1,8162,255-19.47%-4.46%
Malagasang I-F2.12%10,5448,48324.30%4.68%
Malagasang I-G5.20%25,84712,629104.66%16.27%
Malagasang II-A3.25%16,14613,78017.17%3.39%
Malagasang II-B3.54%17,57218,028-2.53%-0.54%
Malagasang II-C1.27%6,3204,71634.01%6.36%
Malagasang II-D0.77%3,8413,7711.86%0.39%
Malagasang II-E0.48%2,3751,71538.48%7.09%
Malagasang II-F0.29%1,4611,551-5.80%-1.25%
Malagasang II-G0.95%4,7394,30110.18%2.06%
Mariano Espeleta I0.28%1,4001,613-13.21%-2.94%
Mariano Espeleta II0.26%1,3001,364-4.69%-1.01%
Mariano Espeleta III0.29%1,4232,206-35.49%-8.82%
Medicion I-A0.28%1,4141,546-8.54%-1.86%
Medicion I-B0.64%3,1642,59621.88%4.25%
Medicion I-C0.62%3,0652,36129.82%5.65%
Medicion I-D0.23%1,1241,207-6.88%-1.49%
Medicion II-A0.27%1,3331,425-6.46%-1.39%
Medicion II-B0.31%1,5252,172-29.79%-7.17%
Medicion II-C0.31%1,5381,558-1.28%-0.27%
Medicion II-D0.31%1,5191,583-4.04%-0.86%
Medicion II-E0.31%1,5251,37810.67%2.16%
Medicion II-F0.25%1,2341,667-25.97%-6.13%
Pag-asa I0.47%2,3552,369-0.59%-0.12%
Pag-asa II1.19%5,9284,44533.36%6.25%
Pag-asa III0.45%2,2482,0708.60%1.75%
Palico I0.42%2,0662,174-4.97%-1.07%
Palico II0.36%1,8011,57214.57%2.90%
Palico III0.10%483599-19.37%-4.43%
Palico IV0.74%3,6772,77232.65%6.13%
Pasong Buaya I0.45%2,2191,57940.53%7.42%
Pasong Buaya II7.17%35,59927,00631.82%5.99%
Pinagbuklod0.36%1,8012,371-24.04%-5.62%
Poblacion I-A0.39%1,9492,141-8.97%-1.96%
Poblacion I-B0.06%312316-1.27%-0.27%
Poblacion I-C0.05%261350-25.43%-5.99%
Poblacion II-A0.16%7717670.52%0.11%
Poblacion II-B0.09%441495-10.91%-2.40%
Poblacion III-A0.22%1,0791,0146.41%1.32%
Poblacion III-B0.13%654721-9.29%-2.03%
Poblacion IV-A0.29%1,4271,27911.57%2.33%
Poblacion IV-B0.11%549591-7.11%-1.54%
Poblacion IV-C0.20%1,0189902.83%0.59%
Poblacion IV-D0.22%1,1161,0407.31%1.50%
Tanzang Luma I0.30%1,4901,10335.09%6.53%
Tanzang Luma II0.28%1,4131,653-14.52%-3.25%
Tanzang Luma III0.40%1,9931,8597.21%1.48%
Tanzang Luma IV0.47%2,3442,3031.78%0.37%
Tanzang Luma V0.44%2,1732,287-4.98%-1.07%
Tanzang Luma VI0.44%2,1692,269-4.41%-0.94%
Toclong I-A0.24%1,1891,240-4.11%-0.88%
Toclong I-B0.35%1,7301,5759.84%2.00%
Toclong I-C0.32%1,5691,763-11.00%-2.42%
Toclong II-A0.25%1,2441,04918.59%3.65%
Toclong II-B0.48%2,3872,476-3.59%-0.77%
Imus Total496,794403,78523.03%4.46%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Imus for the fiscal year of 2016 was 1,261,742,088.49.

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Annual regular income of Imus (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009479,529,499.73
2010991,023,734.10106.67%
2011534,997,007.20-46.02%
2012561,305,200.684.92%
2013889,333,716.1358.44%
20141,068,232,689.1220.12%
20151,140,165,916.996.73%
20161,261,742,088.4910.66%

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 Imus in the 2015 Census was 402,753 broken down into 97,397 households or an average of 4.14 members per household.

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Number of households in Imus (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
91,87518,6484.93
177,09536,8464.81
195,20142,2324.62
252,89354,8364.61
301,22872,1824.17
402,75397,3974.14

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Imus is 20 to 24, with 37,655 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2,625 individuals.

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Population of Imus by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 16,8481.70%
1 to 428,1886.98%
5 to 935,6908.84%
10 to 1435,4458.78%
15 to 1937,4509.27%
20 to 2437,6559.33%
25 to 2935,9438.90%
30 to 3436,5649.06%
35 to 3934,1128.45%
40 to 4427,7246.87%
45 to 4923,7775.89%
50 to 5419,1114.73%
55 to 5915,3923.81%
60 to 6411,8542.94%
65 to 697,9771.98%
70 to 744,3061.07%
75 to 793,1240.77%
80 and over2,6250.65%
Total403,785100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 37.97
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.45
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 44.42
  • Median Age: 27.87

Historical population

The population of Imus grew from 12,912 in 1903 to 496,794 in 2020, an increase of 483,882 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.46%, or an increase of 93,009 people, from the previous population of 403,785 in 2015.

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Population of Imus (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
12,912
13,9400.48%
18,0391.30%
23,6852.83%
31,6602.58%
43,6863.20%
48,5662.15%
59,1034.00%
92,1254.54%
177,40813.06%
195,4822.10%
253,1583.63%
301,6246.58%
403,7855.71%
496,7944.46%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Imus for the year 2019 was 215,939, broken down into 96,368 males and 119,571 females.

Location

The city center of Imus is situated at approximately 14° 25' North, 120° 56' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 12.8 meters or 42.1 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 Imus are Bacoor, Cavite, Cavite City, Cavite, Las Piñas, General Trias, Cavite, Parañaque, and Dasmariñas, Cavite. The nearest municipalities are Kawit, Cavite, Noveleta, Cavite, Rosario, Cavite, Tanza, Cavite, General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, and Carmona, Cavite. Its distance from the national capital is 18.49 kilometers (11.49 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 18.49 kilometers (11.49 miles) to the North‑Northeast (N15°E)

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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