Centro Sur, Municipality of Alcala, Province of Cagayan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceCagayan
MunicipalityAlcala
Postal code3507
Population (2020)2,943
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates17.9006, 121.6591 (17° 54' North, 121° 40' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level19.4 meters (63.6 feet)

Centro Sur, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Alcala, in the province of Cagayan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,943. This represented 7.13% of the total population of Alcala.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Centro Sur in the 2015 Census was 2,785 broken down into 636 households or an average of 4.38 members per household.

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Number of households in Centro Sur (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,1873905.61
2,2624425.12
2,3304744.92
2,5675424.74
2,7356024.54
2,7856364.38

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Centro Sur is 5 to 9, with 265 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 26 individuals.

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Population of Centro Sur by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1562.00%
1 to 42278.12%
5 to 92659.48%
10 to 142629.37%
15 to 192398.55%
20 to 242318.26%
25 to 292338.34%
30 to 342027.23%
35 to 392027.23%
40 to 441575.62%
45 to 491575.62%
50 to 541465.22%
55 to 591415.04%
60 to 641053.76%
65 to 69622.22%
70 to 74451.61%
75 to 79260.93%
80 and over391.40%
Total2,795100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 44.68
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.49
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 54.17
  • Median Age: 27.52

Historical population

The population of Centro Sur grew from 2,187 in 1990 to 2,943 in 2020, an increase of 756 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.09%, or an increase of 148 people, from the previous population of 2,795 in 2015.

Population of Centro Sur (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,187
2,2620.63%
2,3300.64%
2,5671.34%
2,7352.33%
2,7950.41%
2,9431.09%

Location

Centro Sur is situated at approximately 17.9006, 121.6591, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 19.4 meters or 63.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Centro Sur 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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