Cabatuan, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
Barangay count68
Postal code5031
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Area (2013)112.90 km2 (43.59 sq mi)
Population (2020)61,110
Density (2020)541 / km2 (1,402 / sq mi)
Coordinates10° 53' North, 122° 29' East (10.8803, 122.4815)
Estimated elevation above sea level62.9 meters (206.2 feet)

Cabatuan is a landlocked municipality in the coastal province of Iloilo.

The municipality has a land area of 112.90 square kilometers or 43.59 square miles which constitutes 2.26% of Iloilo's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 61,110. This represented 2.98% of the total population of Iloilo province, or 0.77% of the overall population of the Western Visayas region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 541 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,402 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Cabatuan has 68 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Cabatuan
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Acao3.23%1,9711,9670.20%0.04%
Amerang1.13%689725-4.97%-1.07%
Amurao1.39%8507956.92%1.42%
Anuang1.36%8308132.09%0.44%
Ayaman3.14%1,9211,8205.55%1.14%
Ayong1.20%7367083.95%0.82%
Bacan2.93%1,7931,59612.34%2.48%
Balabag0.75%4584296.76%1.39%
Baluyan1.40%8537848.80%1.79%
Banguit2.27%1,3891,21814.04%2.80%
Bulay1.16%7106696.13%1.26%
Cadoldolan0.94%575623-7.70%-1.67%
Cagban0.72%44039910.28%2.08%
Calawagan0.55%3343127.05%1.44%
Calayo1.28%780814-4.18%-0.89%
Duyanduyan1.58%96684314.59%2.91%
Gaub2.35%1,4361,4032.35%0.49%
Gines Interior1.07%6546323.48%0.72%
Gines Patag4.10%2,5032,3217.84%1.60%
Guibuangan Tigbauan1.33%8137804.23%0.88%
Inabasan1.58%9649343.21%0.67%
Inaca1.60%975982-0.71%-0.15%
Inaladan0.86%5255053.96%0.82%
Ingas0.37%224237-5.49%-1.18%
Ito Norte1.17%7156883.92%0.81%
Ito Sur1.26%7707532.26%0.47%
Janipaan Central0.74%4524256.35%1.30%
Janipaan Este0.92%5605521.45%0.30%
Janipaan Oeste0.92%5625531.63%0.34%
Janipaan Olo1.21%7387094.09%0.85%
Jelicuon Lusaya1.09%66759711.73%2.36%
Jelicuon Montinola2.87%1,7561,5999.82%1.99%
Lag-an0.80%490526-6.84%-1.48%
Leong1.50%91978217.52%3.46%
Lutac0.92%5645228.05%1.64%
Manguna3.93%2,3992,3820.71%0.15%
Maraguit0.99%6055765.03%1.04%
Morubuan0.29%176200-12.00%-2.65%
Pacatin0.69%4234122.67%0.56%
Pagotpot0.77%4694641.08%0.23%
Pamul-ogan1.34%821822-0.12%-0.03%
Pamuringao Garrido0.83%5064668.58%1.75%
Pamuringao Proper0.98%59653710.99%2.22%
Pungtod2.14%1,3071,2236.87%1.41%
Puyas1.38%8437985.64%1.16%
Salacay3.54%2,1631,60434.85%6.50%
Sulanga0.81%495561-11.76%-2.60%
Tabucan3.30%2,0151,82510.41%2.11%
Tacdangan1.67%1,0181,077-5.48%-1.18%
Talanghauan2.50%1,5251,38510.11%2.05%
Tigbauan Road3.03%1,8531,7456.19%1.27%
Tinio-an1.48%9038417.37%1.51%
Tiring4.26%2,6052,5850.77%0.16%
Tupol Central0.83%506623-18.78%-4.28%
Tupol Este0.73%447477-6.29%-1.36%
Tupol Oeste1.17%71360018.83%3.70%
Tuy-an1.87%1,1451,0528.84%1.80%
Zone I Poblacion2.39%1,4611,567-6.76%-1.46%
Zone II Poblacion0.44%2672564.30%0.89%
Zone III Poblacion0.99%608899-32.37%-7.90%
Zone IV Poblacion1.57%9619540.73%0.15%
Zone IX Poblacion0.29%1801734.05%0.84%
Zone V Poblacion0.52%3193190.00%0.00%
Zone VI Poblacion0.75%45639415.74%3.12%
Zone VII Poblacion0.38%234241-2.90%-0.62%
Zone VIII Poblacion0.33%20213351.88%9.20%
Zone X Poblacion0.75%459757-39.37%-10.00%
Zone XI Poblacion1.39%84847977.04%12.78%
Cabatuan Total61,11058,4424.57%0.94%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Cabatuan for the fiscal year of 2016 was 128,571,060.51.

details
Annual regular income of Cabatuan (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
200970,795,072.67
201073,710,878.814.12%
201179,866,321.128.35%
201279,497,800.48-0.46%
201390,184,611.8613.44%
2014101,742,283.1012.82%
2015115,715,841.2713.73%
2016128,571,060.5111.11%

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 Cabatuan in the 2015 Census was 58,416 broken down into 12,715 households or an average of 4.59 members per household.

details
Number of households in Cabatuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
40,8737,4745.47
42,2597,9805.30
45,9289,0195.09
50,84110,7324.74
54,85711,6444.71
58,41612,7154.59

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cabatuan is 5 to 9, with 5,588 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 931 individuals.

details
Population of Cabatuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11,0101.73%
1 to 44,1257.06%
5 to 95,5889.56%
10 to 145,4579.34%
15 to 195,2298.95%
20 to 245,1518.81%
25 to 294,8668.33%
30 to 344,3007.36%
35 to 393,8126.52%
40 to 443,3485.73%
45 to 493,1995.47%
50 to 542,8454.87%
55 to 592,5334.33%
60 to 642,1033.60%
65 to 691,7112.93%
70 to 741,1992.05%
75 to 799311.59%
80 and over1,0351.77%
Total58,442100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 43.28
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 13.04
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 56.32
  • Median Age: 27.73

Historical population

The population of Cabatuan grew from 16,497 in 1903 to 61,110 in 2020, an increase of 44,613 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.94%, or an increase of 2,668 people, from the previous population of 58,442 in 2015.

details
Population of Cabatuan (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
16,497
14,816-0.68%
21,0541.77%
24,7431.67%
26,3970.57%
30,0781.29%
32,2681.42%
34,4681.33%
40,8921.72%
42,2640.62%
45,9351.80%
50,8611.41%
54,9502.85%
58,4421.18%
61,1100.94%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Cabatuan for the year 2019 was 34,141, broken down into 16,116 males and 18,025 females.

Location

The municipal center of Cabatuan is situated at approximately 10° 53' North, 122° 29' East, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 62.9 meters or 206.2 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 Cabatuan are Iloilo City, Passi, Iloilo, Bago, Negros Occidental, Silay, Negros Occidental, Talisay, Negros Occidental, and Bacolod. The nearest municipalities are Maasin, Iloilo, Janiuay, Iloilo, Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Alimodian, Iloilo, San Miguel, Iloilo, and Mina, Iloilo. Its distance from the national capital is 441.66 kilometers (274.43 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 441.66 kilometers (274.43 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.
(Back to top)