Los Arcos, Municipality of Prosperidad, Province of Agusan del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionCaraga (Region XIII)
ProvinceAgusan del Sur
MunicipalityProsperidad
Postal code8500
Population (2020)2,817
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.6330, 125.9852 (8° 38' North, 125° 59' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level56.7 meters (186.0 feet)

Los Arcos is a barangay in the municipality of Prosperidad, in the province of Agusan del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,817. This represented 3.19% of the total population of Prosperidad.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Los Arcos in the 2015 Census was 2,596 broken down into 611 households or an average of 4.25 members per household.

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Number of households in Los Arcos (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,4482695.38
1,8693415.48
2,0933705.66
2,3594814.90
2,3245384.32
2,5966114.25

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Los Arcos is 5 to 9, with 319 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 18 individuals.

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Population of Los Arcos by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1632.42%
1 to 426810.28%
5 to 931912.24%
10 to 1430811.82%
15 to 192509.59%
20 to 242087.98%
25 to 292017.71%
30 to 341475.64%
35 to 391365.22%
40 to 441485.68%
45 to 491576.02%
50 to 541094.18%
55 to 591114.26%
60 to 64682.61%
65 to 69401.53%
70 to 74261.00%
75 to 79291.11%
80 and over180.69%
Total2,606100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 62.41
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.36
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69.77
  • Median Age: 22.28

Historical population

The population of Los Arcos grew from 1,448 in 1990 to 2,817 in 2020, an increase of 1,369 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.65%, or an increase of 211 people, from the previous population of 2,606 in 2015.

Population of Los Arcos (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,448
1,8694.90%
2,0932.46%
2,3831.81%
2,324-0.91%
2,6062.20%
2,8171.65%

Location

Los Arcos is situated at approximately 8.6330, 125.9852, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 56.7 meters or 186.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Los Arcos 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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