Buyacaoan, Municipality of Buguias, Province of Benguet

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
ProvinceBenguet
MunicipalityBuguias
Postal code2607
Population (2020)3,884
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates16.7791, 120.8215 (16° 47' North, 120° 49' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level1,793.3 meters (5,883.5 feet)

Buyacaoan is a barangay in the municipality of Buguias, in the province of Benguet. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,884. This represented 8.65% of the total population of Buguias.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Buyacaoan in the 2015 Census was 3,326 broken down into 818 households or an average of 4.07 members per household.

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Number of households in Buyacaoan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,8843375.59
2,1864255.14
2,8805565.18
3,0366674.55
3,1607524.20
3,3268184.07

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Buyacaoan is 20 to 24, with 358 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 19 individuals.

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Population of Buyacaoan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1631.89%
1 to 42447.34%
5 to 93189.56%
10 to 143019.05%
15 to 1934010.22%
20 to 2435810.76%
25 to 293109.32%
30 to 342788.36%
35 to 392276.83%
40 to 442156.46%
45 to 491875.62%
50 to 541394.18%
55 to 591263.79%
60 to 64882.65%
65 to 69491.47%
70 to 74441.32%
75 to 79190.57%
80 and over200.60%
Total3,326100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 40.83
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.82
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 46.65
  • Median Age: 25.63

Historical population

The population of Buyacaoan grew from 1,884 in 1990 to 3,884 in 2020, an increase of 2,000 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.32%, or an increase of 558 people, from the previous population of 3,326 in 2015.

Population of Buyacaoan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,884
2,1862.82%
2,8806.09%
3,0360.73%
3,1601.47%
3,3260.98%
3,8843.32%

Location

Buyacaoan is situated at approximately 16.7791, 120.8215, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 1,793.3 meters or 5,883.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Buyacaoan 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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