Pavia, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
Barangay count18
Postal code5001
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Area (2013)27.15 km2 (10.48 sq mi)
Population (2020)70,388
Density (2020)2,593 / km2 (6,716 / sq mi)
Coordinates10° 46' North, 122° 33' East (10.7748, 122.5419)
Estimated elevation above sea level19.0 meters (62.4 feet)

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

The municipality has a land area of 27.15 square kilometers or 10.48 square miles which constitutes 0.54% of Iloilo's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 70,388. This represented 3.43% of the total population of Iloilo province, or 0.88% of the overall population of the Western Visayas region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 2,593 inhabitants per square kilometer or 6,716 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Pavia has 18 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Pavia
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Aganan7.06%4,9683,24253.24%9.40%
Amparo2.49%1,7521,51915.34%3.05%
Anilao1.93%1,3602,343-41.95%-10.82%
Balabag20.33%14,3089,17955.88%9.79%
Cabugao Norte3.98%2,8002,35219.05%3.74%
Cabugao Sur4.26%2,9992,8943.63%0.75%
Jibao-an16.32%11,4865,576105.99%16.43%
Mali-ao3.72%2,6182,4566.60%1.35%
Pagsanga-an2.10%1,4761,645-10.27%-2.26%
Pal-agon2.87%2,0201,82010.99%2.22%
Pandac10.51%7,4015,34138.57%7.11%
Purok I2.50%1,7581,50816.58%3.28%
Purok II2.09%1,4721,778-17.21%-3.90%
Purok III1.62%1,1391,199-5.00%-1.07%
Purok IV3.25%2,2872,1954.19%0.87%
Tigum3.70%2,6072,5173.58%0.74%
Ungka I3.57%2,5142,999-16.17%-3.64%
Ungka II7.70%5,4235,0407.60%1.55%
Pavia Total70,38855,60326.59%5.09%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Pavia for the fiscal year of 2016 was 153,947,939.03.

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Annual regular income of Pavia (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
200969,762,576.09
201076,786,642.2610.07%
201182,422,533.467.34%
201285,895,291.574.21%
2013112,193,456.6530.62%
2014121,662,896.458.44%
2015128,103,312.935.29%
2016153,947,939.0320.17%

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 Pavia in the 2015 Census was 55,414 broken down into 12,825 households or an average of 4.32 members per household.

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Number of households in Pavia (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
23,7864,4295.37
26,7015,1165.22
32,7566,5535.00
39,2248,3864.68
43,5779,4944.59
55,41412,8254.32

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Pavia is 5 to 9, with 5,150 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 606 individuals.

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Population of Pavia by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11,0401.87%
1 to 44,2117.57%
5 to 95,1509.26%
10 to 144,8828.78%
15 to 195,0999.17%
20 to 244,8898.79%
25 to 294,7988.63%
30 to 344,7558.55%
35 to 394,3517.83%
40 to 443,4516.21%
45 to 492,9725.35%
50 to 542,5784.64%
55 to 592,2604.06%
60 to 641,8813.38%
65 to 691,2802.30%
70 to 747441.34%
75 to 796061.09%
80 and over6561.18%
Total55,603100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 41.27
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.87
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 50.14
  • Median Age: 27.64

Historical population

The population of Pavia grew from 5,700 in 1903 to 70,388 in 2020, an increase of 64,688 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 5.09%, or an increase of 14,785 people, from the previous population of 55,603 in 2015.

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Population of Pavia (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
5,700
-100.00%
9,6370.80%
11,2581.38%
13,7451.97%
15,1802.01%
17,3302.68%
23,8143.23%
26,7562.21%
32,8244.48%
39,2752.51%
43,6143.89%
55,6034.73%
70,3885.09%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Pavia for the year 2019 was 32,836, broken down into 15,565 males and 17,271 females.

Location

The municipal center of Pavia is situated at approximately 10° 46' North, 122° 33' East, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 19.0 meters or 62.4 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 Pavia are Iloilo City, Passi, Iloilo, Bago, Negros Occidental, Bacolod, Talisay, Negros Occidental, and Silay, Negros Occidental. The nearest municipalities are Leganes, Iloilo, Santa Barbara, Iloilo, San Miguel, Iloilo, Zarraga, Iloilo, Oton, Iloilo, and New Lucena, Iloilo. Its distance from the national capital is 454.94 kilometers (282.69 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 454.94 kilometers (282.69 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N22°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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