Lower Bañas, Municipality of Lantawan, Province of Basilan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceBasilan
MunicipalityLantawan
Postal code7301
Population (2020)733
Philippine major island(s)Basilan
Coordinates6.5734, 121.8763 (6° 34' North, 121° 53' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.0 meters (32.8 feet)

Lower Bañas is a barangay in the municipality of Lantawan, in the province of Basilan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 733. This represented 2.36% of the total population of Lantawan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lower Bañas in the 2015 Census was 599 broken down into 139 households or an average of 4.31 members per household.

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Number of households in Lower Bañas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
489905.43
5021005.02
6621205.52
8361934.33
5501314.20
5991394.31

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lower Bañas is 15 to 19, with 68 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Lower Bañas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1122.00%
1 to 46510.85%
5 to 96210.35%
10 to 146110.18%
15 to 196811.35%
20 to 246310.52%
25 to 29569.35%
30 to 34406.68%
35 to 39335.51%
40 to 44233.84%
45 to 49305.01%
50 to 54355.84%
55 to 59213.51%
60 to 64122.00%
65 to 6961.00%
70 to 7440.67%
75 to 7950.83%
80 and over30.50%
Total599100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 52.49
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.72
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.21
  • Median Age: 22.50

Historical population

The population of Lower Bañas grew from 489 in 1990 to 733 in 2020, an increase of 244 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.34%, or an increase of 134 people, from the previous population of 599 in 2015.

Population of Lower Bañas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
489
5020.49%
6626.11%
8363.27%
550-14.14%
5991.64%
7334.34%

Location

Lower Bañas is situated at approximately 6.5734, 121.8763, in the island of Basilan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.0 meters or 32.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lower Bañas 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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