Bugsukan, City of Butuan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionCaraga (Region XIII)
CityButuan
Postal code8600
Population (2020)1,946
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.9320, 125.6598 (8° 56' North, 125° 40' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level180.2 meters (591.2 feet)

Bugsukan is a barangay in the city of Butuan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,946. This represented 0.52% of the total population of Butuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bugsukan in the 2015 Census was 1,570 broken down into 332 households or an average of 4.73 members per household.

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Number of households in Bugsukan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9471785.32
1,1272225.08
1,3712325.91
1,3682325.90
1,7493485.03
1,5703324.73

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bugsukan is 5 to 9, with 244 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 9 individuals.

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Population of Bugsukan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1593.76%
1 to 419312.29%
5 to 924415.54%
10 to 1421713.82%
15 to 1917511.15%
20 to 241408.92%
25 to 291137.20%
30 to 34684.33%
35 to 39613.89%
40 to 44623.95%
45 to 49805.10%
50 to 54553.50%
55 to 59402.55%
60 to 64161.02%
65 to 69201.27%
70 to 7490.57%
75 to 7990.57%
80 and over90.57%
Total1,570100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 88.02
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.8
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 93.82
  • Median Age: 17.06

Historical population

The population of Bugsukan grew from 958 in 1990 to 1,946 in 2020, an increase of 988 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.62%, or an increase of 376 people, from the previous population of 1,570 in 2015.

Population of Bugsukan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
958
1,1273.09%
1,3714.29%
1,368-0.03%
1,7499.36%
1,570-2.03%
1,9464.62%

Location

Bugsukan is situated at approximately 8.9320, 125.6598, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 180.2 meters or 591.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bugsukan 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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