Mitacas, Municipality of Baliangao, Province of Misamis Occidental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceMisamis Occidental
MunicipalityBaliangao
Postal code7211
Population (2020)956
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.5924, 123.6375 (8° 36' North, 123° 38' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level55.7 meters (182.7 feet)

Mitacas is a barangay in the municipality of Baliangao, in the province of Misamis Occidental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 956. This represented 5.19% of the total population of Baliangao.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Mitacas in the 2015 Census was 795 broken down into 172 households or an average of 4.62 members per household.

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Number of households in Mitacas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5771065.44
5561184.71
5911324.48
6021444.18
7711614.79
7951724.62

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Mitacas is 5 to 9, with 93 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 11 individuals.

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Population of Mitacas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1212.64%
1 to 4739.18%
5 to 99311.70%
10 to 148911.19%
15 to 19567.04%
20 to 24658.18%
25 to 29678.43%
30 to 34536.67%
35 to 39496.16%
40 to 44425.28%
45 to 49334.15%
50 to 54415.16%
55 to 59324.03%
60 to 64243.02%
65 to 69192.39%
70 to 74162.01%
75 to 79111.38%
80 and over111.38%
Total795100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 59.74
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.34
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.08
  • Median Age: 25.04

Historical population

The population of Mitacas grew from 577 in 1990 to 956 in 2020, an increase of 379 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.96%, or an increase of 161 people, from the previous population of 795 in 2015.

Population of Mitacas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
577
556-0.69%
5911.32%
6020.25%
7719.42%
7950.59%
9563.96%

Location

Mitacas is situated at approximately 8.5924, 123.6375, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 55.7 meters or 182.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Mitacas 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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