Cabaruan, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Province of La Union

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
ProvinceLa Union
MunicipalitySanto Tomas
Postal code2505
Population (2020)1,727
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates16.2686, 120.3614 (16° 16' North, 120° 22' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.0 meters (16.4 feet)

Cabaruan is a barangay in the municipality of Santo Tomas, in the province of La Union. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,727. This represented 4.23% of the total population of Santo Tomas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cabaruan in the 2015 Census was 1,372 broken down into 281 households or an average of 4.88 members per household.

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Number of households in Cabaruan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,1492185.27
1,3622595.26
1,3072465.31
1,3202625.04
1,4542775.25
1,3722814.88

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cabaruan is 5 to 9, with 182 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 14 individuals.

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Population of Cabaruan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1402.92%
1 to 416211.81%
5 to 918213.27%
10 to 1414810.79%
15 to 1913810.06%
20 to 241097.94%
25 to 29906.56%
30 to 34906.56%
35 to 39674.88%
40 to 44634.59%
45 to 49604.37%
50 to 54624.52%
55 to 59584.23%
60 to 64241.75%
65 to 69342.48%
70 to 74151.09%
75 to 79141.02%
80 and over161.17%
Total1,372100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 69.91
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.38
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 80.29
  • Median Age: 20.73

Historical population

The population of Cabaruan grew from 1,149 in 1990 to 1,727 in 2020, an increase of 578 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.96%, or an increase of 355 people, from the previous population of 1,372 in 2015.

Population of Cabaruan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,149
1,3623.24%
1,307-0.88%
1,3200.14%
1,4543.58%
1,372-1.10%
1,7274.96%

Location

Cabaruan is situated at approximately 16.2686, 120.3614, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.0 meters or 16.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cabaruan 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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