Lebak, Province of Sultan Kudarat

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceSultan Kudarat
Barangay count27
Postal code9807
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesCelebes Sea
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Area (2013)470.86 km2 (181.80 sq mi)
Population (2020)91,344
Density (2020)194 / km2 (502 / sq mi)
Coordinates6° 38' North, 124° 4' East (6.6325, 124.0661)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.0 meters (26.2 feet)

Lebak is a coastal municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat.

The municipality has a land area of 470.86 square kilometers or 181.80 square miles which constitutes 8.78% of Sultan Kudarat's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 91,344. This represented 10.70% of the total population of Sultan Kudarat province, or 1.86% of the overall population of the SOCCSKSARGEN region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 194 inhabitants per square kilometer or 502 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Lebak has 27 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Lebak
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Aurelio F. Freires4.13%3,7714,351-13.33%-2.97%
Barurao3.70%3,3763,1566.97%1.43%
Barurao II2.40%2,1951,85618.27%3.59%
Basak5.47%4,9964,9560.81%0.17%
Bolebok2.32%2,1181,9498.67%1.77%
Bululawan1.80%1,6481,5287.85%1.60%
Capilan3.08%2,8172,7930.86%0.18%
Christiannuevo4.01%3,6613,4595.84%1.20%
Datu Karon1.83%1,6761,6710.30%0.06%
Kalamongog3.61%3,2953,2441.57%0.33%
Keytodac6.51%5,9465,7333.72%0.77%
Kinodalan3.17%2,8962,6967.42%1.52%
New Calinog1.36%1,2391,507-17.78%-4.04%
Nuling3.82%3,4893,13811.19%2.26%
Pansud3.04%2,7792,6654.28%0.89%
Pasandalan3.37%3,0792,78610.52%2.13%
Poblacion3.69%3,3673,403-1.06%-0.22%
Poblacion III2.89%2,6402,752-4.07%-0.87%
Poloy-poloy4.71%4,3004,703-8.57%-1.87%
Purikay3.18%2,9072,7455.90%1.21%
Ragandang2.49%2,2782,281-0.13%-0.03%
Salaman4.95%4,5264,2815.72%1.18%
Salangsang6.06%5,5325,2764.85%1.00%
Taguisa4.27%3,9003,8012.60%0.54%
Tibpuan7.40%6,7626,3915.81%1.19%
Tran2.69%2,4602,2429.72%1.97%
Villamonte4.04%3,6913,5055.31%1.09%
Lebak Total91,34488,8682.79%0.58%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Lebak for the fiscal year of 2016 was 209,416,491.82.

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Annual regular income of Lebak (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009112,008,464.29
2010120,117,572.937.24%
2011130,303,833.448.48%
2012127,594,406.56-2.08%
2013143,902,754.1712.78%
2014162,704,725.9413.07%
2015185,571,244.2014.05%
2016209,416,491.8212.85%

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 Lebak in the 2015 Census was 88,500 broken down into 20,388 households or an average of 4.34 members per household.

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Number of households in Lebak (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
52,3499,4525.54
61,88412,7604.85
70,81613,8565.11
77,06016,2204.75
83,15318,6574.46
88,50020,3884.34

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lebak is 5 to 9, with 11,002 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 589 individuals.

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Population of Lebak by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11,9872.24%
1 to 48,2859.32%
5 to 911,00212.38%
10 to 1410,31011.60%
15 to 199,54710.74%
20 to 247,9518.95%
25 to 297,1768.07%
30 to 346,1416.91%
35 to 395,4966.18%
40 to 444,8415.45%
45 to 494,3734.92%
50 to 543,4193.85%
55 to 592,7643.11%
60 to 642,0482.30%
65 to 691,3901.56%
70 to 749111.03%
75 to 796380.72%
80 and over5890.66%
Total88,868100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.75
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.56
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 65.31
  • Median Age: 22.08

Historical population

The population of Lebak grew from 889 in 1918 to 91,344 in 2020, an increase of 90,455 people over the course of 102 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.58%, or an increase of 2,476 people, from the previous population of 88,868 in 2015.

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Population of Lebak (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
889
5,4039.44%
67-36.26%
22,17366.56%
27,5382.14%
31,4782.72%
37,8513.75%
52,4283.31%
61,8843.16%
70,8992.96%
77,1391.17%
83,2802.83%
88,8681.24%
91,3440.58%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Lebak for the year 2019 was 49,490, broken down into 26,081 males and 23,409 females.

Location

The municipal center of Lebak is situated at approximately 6° 38' North, 124° 4' East, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.0 meters or 26.2 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 Lebak are Cotabato City, Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Koronadal, South Cotabato, Kidapawan, Cotabato, General Santos, and Digos, Davao del Sur. The nearest municipalities are Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, South Upi, Maguindanao, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao, Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat, Upi, Maguindanao, and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao. Its distance from the national capital is 942.68 kilometers (585.76 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 942.68 kilometers (585.76 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N21°W)

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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