New Barbacan, Municipality of Roxas, Province of Palawan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityRoxas
Postal code5308
Population (2020)4,575
Philippine major island(s)Palawan
Coordinates10.3296, 119.3491 (10° 20' North, 119° 21' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.8 meters (25.6 feet)

New Barbacan, formerly Retac, is a barangay in the municipality of Roxas, in the province of Palawan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 4,575. This represented 6.57% of the total population of Roxas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of New Barbacan in the 2015 Census was 4,359 broken down into 1,074 households or an average of 4.06 members per household.

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Number of households in New Barbacan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2972614.97
1,6222965.48
1,9233695.21
2,7566214.44
3,0856654.64
4,3591,0744.06

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in New Barbacan is 15 to 19, with 614 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 29 individuals.

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Population of New Barbacan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11002.29%
1 to 43808.72%
5 to 948711.17%
10 to 1452211.98%
15 to 1961414.09%
20 to 244199.61%
25 to 293026.93%
30 to 343117.13%
35 to 392626.01%
40 to 442385.46%
45 to 491834.20%
50 to 541483.40%
55 to 591252.87%
60 to 64992.27%
65 to 69611.40%
70 to 74501.15%
75 to 79290.67%
80 and over290.67%
Total4,359100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 55.13
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.26
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 61.39
  • Median Age: 20.91

Historical population

The population of New Barbacan grew from 1,301 in 1990 to 4,575 in 2020, an increase of 3,274 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.02%, or an increase of 216 people, from the previous population of 4,359 in 2015.

Population of New Barbacan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,301
1,6224.22%
1,9233.72%
2,7565.09%
3,0854.19%
4,3596.80%
4,5751.02%

Location

New Barbacan is situated at approximately 10.3296, 119.3491, in the island of Palawan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.8 meters or 25.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

New Barbacan 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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