Aranas, Municipality of Balete, Province of Aklan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceAklan
MunicipalityBalete
Postal code5614
Population (2020)5,609
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates11.5666, 122.3932 (11° 34' North, 122° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level18.7 meters (61.4 feet)

Aranas is a barangay in the municipality of Balete, in the province of Aklan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 5,609. This represented 18.64% of the total population of Balete.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Aranas in the 2015 Census was 5,256 broken down into 1,321 households or an average of 3.98 members per household.

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Number of households in Aranas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
3,2335645.73
2,9035725.08
4,2297545.61
5,3361,0265.20
5,0831,0964.64
5,2561,3213.98

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Aranas is 5 to 9, with 606 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 53 individuals.

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Population of Aranas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1961.83%
1 to 44478.50%
5 to 960611.53%
10 to 144889.28%
15 to 1953910.25%
20 to 244989.47%
25 to 294718.96%
30 to 344007.61%
35 to 393105.90%
40 to 442685.10%
45 to 492604.95%
50 to 542003.81%
55 to 591883.58%
60 to 641953.71%
65 to 691011.92%
70 to 74761.45%
75 to 79601.14%
80 and over531.01%
Total5,256100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.17
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.71
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.88
  • Median Age: 24.54

Historical population

The population of Aranas grew from 3,233 in 1990 to 5,609 in 2020, an increase of 2,376 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.38%, or an increase of 353 people, from the previous population of 5,256 in 2015.

Population of Aranas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
3,233
2,903-2.00%
4,2298.40%
5,3363.26%
5,083-1.75%
5,2560.64%
5,6091.38%

Location

Aranas is situated at approximately 11.5666, 122.3932, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 18.7 meters or 61.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Aranas 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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