Bantayan, Municipality of Cagayancillo, Province of Palawan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityCagayancillo
Postal code5321
Population (2020)421
Coordinates9.5750, 121.1954 (9° 35' North, 121° 12' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.0 meters (23.0 feet)

Bantayan, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Cagayancillo, in the province of Palawan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 421. This represented 6.12% of the total population of Cagayancillo.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bantayan in the 2015 Census was 390 broken down into 79 households or an average of 4.94 members per household.

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Number of households in Bantayan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
287426.83
303545.61
312407.80
385675.75
424656.52
390794.94

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bantayan is 10 to 14, with 49 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Bantayan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 161.54%
1 to 4266.67%
5 to 94210.77%
10 to 144912.56%
15 to 194712.05%
20 to 24338.46%
25 to 29256.41%
30 to 34246.15%
35 to 39225.64%
40 to 44266.67%
45 to 49143.59%
50 to 54184.62%
55 to 59164.10%
60 to 64143.59%
65 to 69102.56%
70 to 7451.28%
75 to 7961.54%
80 and over71.79%
Total390100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 51.46
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.72
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 63.18
  • Median Age: 23.79

Historical population

The population of Bantayan grew from 287 in 1990 to 421 in 2020, an increase of 134 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.62%, or an increase of 31 people, from the previous population of 390 in 2015.

Population of Bantayan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
287
3031.02%
3120.63%
3852.94%
4243.57%
390-1.58%
4211.62%

Location

Bantayan is situated at approximately 9.5750, 121.1954, in the island of Cagayan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.0 meters or 23.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bantayan 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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