Alegria, Municipality of Carmen, Province of Bohol

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceBohol
MunicipalityCarmen
Postal code6319
Population (2020)1,446
Philippine major island(s)Bohol
Coordinates9.8554, 124.1394 (9° 51' North, 124° 8' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level229.5 meters (752.9 feet)

Alegria is a barangay in the municipality of Carmen, in the province of Bohol. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,446. This represented 2.94% of the total population of Carmen.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Alegria in the 2015 Census was 1,253 broken down into 289 households or an average of 4.34 members per household.

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Number of households in Alegria (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9571695.66
9861855.33
1,1582155.39
1,0882095.21
1,1992454.89
1,2532894.34

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Alegria is 5 to 9, with 163 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 16 individuals.

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Population of Alegria by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1262.08%
1 to 41098.70%
5 to 916313.01%
10 to 1415712.53%
15 to 191078.54%
20 to 24776.15%
25 to 29876.94%
30 to 34937.42%
35 to 39735.83%
40 to 44544.31%
45 to 49544.31%
50 to 54645.11%
55 to 59514.07%
60 to 64322.55%
65 to 69393.11%
70 to 74302.39%
75 to 79211.68%
80 and over161.28%
Total1,253100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 65.75
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.32
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 81.07
  • Median Age: 24.19

Historical population

The population of Alegria grew from 957 in 1990 to 1,446 in 2020, an increase of 489 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.06%, or an increase of 193 people, from the previous population of 1,253 in 2015.

Population of Alegria (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
957
9860.56%
1,1583.51%
1,088-0.86%
1,1993.60%
1,2530.84%
1,4463.06%

Location

Alegria is situated at approximately 9.8554, 124.1394, in the island of Bohol. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 229.5 meters or 752.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Alegria 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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