Cabuaan Oeste, Municipality of Balaoan, Province of La Union

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
ProvinceLa Union
MunicipalityBalaoan
Postal code2517
Population (2020)1,217
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates16.8240, 120.4028 (16° 49' North, 120° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level14.8 meters (48.6 feet)

Cabuaan Oeste, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Balaoan, in the province of La Union. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,217. This represented 3.02% of the total population of Balaoan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cabuaan Oeste in the 2015 Census was 1,248 broken down into 289 households or an average of 4.32 members per household.

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Number of households in Cabuaan Oeste (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,8233575.11
9431894.99
9411894.98
1,0492105.00
1,0662494.28
1,2482894.32

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cabuaan Oeste is 10 to 14, with 127 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 15 individuals.

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Population of Cabuaan Oeste by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1211.68%
1 to 4846.73%
5 to 91028.17%
10 to 1412710.18%
15 to 191139.05%
20 to 241118.89%
25 to 29987.85%
30 to 341028.17%
35 to 39705.61%
40 to 44725.77%
45 to 49856.81%
50 to 54735.85%
55 to 59504.01%
60 to 64473.77%
65 to 69342.72%
70 to 74171.36%
75 to 79151.20%
80 and over272.16%
Total1,248100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 40.68
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.33
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.01
  • Median Age: 28.37

Historical population

The population of Cabuaan Oeste fell from 1,823 in 1990 to 1,217 in 2020, a decrease of 606 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.53%, or a decrease of 31 people, from the previous population of 1,248 in 2015.

Population of Cabuaan Oeste (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,823
943-11.62%
941-0.05%
1,0491.51%
1,0660.59%
1,2483.05%
1,217-0.53%

Location

Cabuaan Oeste is situated at approximately 16.8240, 120.4028, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 14.8 meters or 48.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cabuaan Oeste 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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