Poblacion, Municipality of Balbalan, Province of Kalinga

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
ProvinceKalinga
MunicipalityBalbalan
Postal code3801
Population (2020)1,397
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates17.4976, 121.2070 (17° 30' North, 121° 12' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level800.2 meters (2,625.3 feet)

Poblacion, formerly Salegseg, is a barangay in the municipality of Balbalan, in the province of Kalinga. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,397. This represented 10.82% of the total population of Balbalan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Poblacion in the 2015 Census was 1,272 broken down into 258 households or an average of 4.93 members per household.

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Number of households in Poblacion (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9781556.31
1,1231746.45
1,1531945.94
1,2582505.03
1,1952474.84
1,2722584.93

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Poblacion is 10 to 14, with 142 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 15 individuals.

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Population of Poblacion by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1302.31%
1 to 4977.48%
5 to 91259.65%
10 to 1414210.96%
15 to 19917.02%
20 to 24957.33%
25 to 29967.41%
30 to 34886.79%
35 to 39957.33%
40 to 44685.25%
45 to 49735.63%
50 to 54836.40%
55 to 59634.86%
60 to 64493.78%
65 to 69382.93%
70 to 74251.93%
75 to 79231.77%
80 and over151.16%
Total1,296100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.19
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 61.8
  • Median Age: 28.54

Historical population

The population of Poblacion grew from 983 in 1990 to 1,397 in 2020, an increase of 414 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.59%, or an increase of 101 people, from the previous population of 1,296 in 2015.

Population of Poblacion (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
983
1,1523.02%
1,1810.53%
1,2580.87%
1,195-1.85%
1,2961.56%
1,3971.59%

Location

Poblacion is situated at approximately 17.4976, 121.2070, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 800.2 meters or 2,625.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Poblacion 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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