Poitan, Municipality of Banaue, Province of Ifugao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
ProvinceIfugao
MunicipalityBanaue
Postal code3601
Population (2020)1,575
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates16.9029, 121.0747 (16° 54' North, 121° 4' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level957.8 meters (3,142.4 feet)

Poitan is a barangay in the municipality of Banaue, in the province of Ifugao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,575. This represented 7.63% of the total population of Banaue.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Poitan in the 2015 Census was 1,695 broken down into 261 households or an average of 6.49 members per household.

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Number of households in Poitan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,1582474.69
1,4562735.33
1,7613435.13
1,7253385.10
1,8083365.38
1,6952616.49

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Poitan is 5 to 9, with 203 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 14 individuals.

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Population of Poitan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1271.59%
1 to 41277.49%
5 to 920311.98%
10 to 1418110.68%
15 to 1919511.50%
20 to 2419511.50%
25 to 291579.26%
30 to 34935.49%
35 to 391046.14%
40 to 44754.42%
45 to 49774.54%
50 to 54533.13%
55 to 59563.30%
60 to 64362.12%
65 to 69382.24%
70 to 74412.42%
75 to 79140.83%
80 and over231.36%
Total1,695100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 51.68
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.14
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.82
  • Median Age: 22.94

Historical population

The population of Poitan grew from 1,158 in 1990 to 1,575 in 2020, an increase of 417 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.53%, or a decrease of 120 people, from the previous population of 1,695 in 2015.

Population of Poitan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,158
1,4564.38%
1,7614.16%
1,725-0.28%
1,8081.73%
1,695-1.22%
1,575-1.53%

Location

Poitan is situated at approximately 16.9029, 121.0747, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 957.8 meters or 3,142.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Poitan 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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