Bantay, Municipality of Paracelis, Mountain Province

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
ProvinceMountain Province
MunicipalityParacelis
Postal code2615
Population (2020)5,298
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates17.1869, 121.4184 (17° 11' North, 121° 25' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level249.9 meters (819.9 feet)

Bantay is a barangay in the municipality of Paracelis, in Mountain Province. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 5,298. This represented 17.00% of the total population of Paracelis.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bantay in the 2015 Census was 5,051 broken down into 987 households or an average of 5.12 members per household.

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Number of households in Bantay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,0583925.25
2,0873965.27
2,6284745.54
3,8756595.88
4,1918045.21
5,0519875.12

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bantay is 5 to 9, with 692 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 32 individuals.

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Population of Bantay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11412.79%
1 to 455010.89%
5 to 969213.70%
10 to 1464312.73%
15 to 1956311.15%
20 to 244879.64%
25 to 293857.62%
30 to 343196.32%
35 to 392875.68%
40 to 442545.03%
45 to 491973.90%
50 to 541502.97%
55 to 591322.61%
60 to 64941.86%
65 to 69450.89%
70 to 74480.95%
75 to 79320.63%
80 and over320.63%
Total5,051100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70.64
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.47
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.11
  • Median Age: 19.44

Historical population

The population of Bantay grew from 2,126 in 1990 to 5,298 in 2020, an increase of 3,172 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.01%, or an increase of 247 people, from the previous population of 5,051 in 2015.

Population of Bantay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,126
2,087-0.35%
2,6285.07%
3,8755.50%
4,1912.89%
5,0513.62%
5,2981.01%

Location

Bantay is situated at approximately 17.1869, 121.4184, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 249.9 meters or 819.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bantay 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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