Primicias, Municipality of Santa Barbara, Province of Pangasinan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
ProvincePangasinan
MunicipalitySanta Barbara
Postal code2419
Population (2020)1,819
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates15.9975, 120.4241 (15° 60' North, 120° 25' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level14.2 meters (46.6 feet)

Primicias, formerly Ventinilla West, is a barangay in the municipality of Santa Barbara, in the province of Pangasinan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,819. This represented 1.97% of the total population of Santa Barbara.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Primicias in the 2015 Census was 1,939 broken down into 420 households or an average of 4.62 members per household.

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Number of households in Primicias (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2152235.45
1,3192545.19
1,4902775.38
1,6633574.66
1,8253954.62
1,9394204.62

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Primicias is 10 to 14, with 235 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Primicias by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1331.70%
1 to 41417.27%
5 to 919410.01%
10 to 1423512.12%
15 to 191728.87%
20 to 241759.03%
25 to 291367.01%
30 to 341336.86%
35 to 391708.77%
40 to 441155.93%
45 to 491085.57%
50 to 54743.82%
55 to 59713.66%
60 to 64613.15%
65 to 69572.94%
70 to 74331.70%
75 to 79130.67%
80 and over180.93%
Total1,939100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.63
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.96
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 59.59
  • Median Age: 25.72

Historical population

The population of Primicias grew from 1,215 in 1990 to 1,819 in 2020, an increase of 604 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.34%, or a decrease of 120 people, from the previous population of 1,939 in 2015.

Population of Primicias (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,215
1,3191.55%
1,4902.65%
1,6631.53%
1,8253.44%
1,9391.16%
1,819-1.34%

Location

Primicias is situated at approximately 15.9975, 120.4241, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 14.2 meters or 46.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Primicias 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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