Tawagan, City of Calapan, Province of Oriental Mindoro

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
CityCalapan
Postal code5200
Population (2020)1,348
Philippine major island(s)Mindoro
Coordinates13.3712, 121.1448 (13° 22' North, 121° 9' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.6 meters (28.2 feet)

Tawagan is a barangay in the city of Calapan, in the province of Oriental Mindoro. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,348. This represented 0.92% of the total population of Calapan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tawagan in the 2015 Census was 1,217 broken down into 286 households or an average of 4.26 members per household.

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Number of households in Tawagan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7241215.98
7611435.32
1,0041915.26
1,1862335.09
1,1572424.78
1,2172864.26

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tawagan is 5 to 9, with 136 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Tawagan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1211.73%
1 to 41078.79%
5 to 913611.18%
10 to 141088.87%
15 to 19988.05%
20 to 241159.45%
25 to 29967.89%
30 to 34867.07%
35 to 39947.72%
40 to 44766.24%
45 to 49736.00%
50 to 54544.44%
55 to 59524.27%
60 to 64272.22%
65 to 69262.14%
70 to 74272.22%
75 to 79110.90%
80 and over100.82%
Total1,217100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 48.25
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.6
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.85
  • Median Age: 26.22

Historical population

The population of Tawagan grew from 724 in 1990 to 1,348 in 2020, an increase of 624 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.18%, or an increase of 131 people, from the previous population of 1,217 in 2015.

Population of Tawagan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
724
7610.94%
1,0046.12%
1,1862.32%
1,157-0.90%
1,2170.97%
1,3482.18%

Location

Tawagan is situated at approximately 13.3712, 121.1448, in the island of Mindoro. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.6 meters or 28.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tawagan 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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