Taguntungan, Municipality of Baggao, Province of Cagayan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceCagayan
MunicipalityBaggao
Postal code3506
Population (2020)1,746
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates17.9528, 121.9507 (17° 57' North, 121° 57' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level100.1 meters (328.4 feet)

Taguntungan is a barangay in the municipality of Baggao, in the province of Cagayan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,746. This represented 1.99% of the total population of Baggao.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Taguntungan in the 2015 Census was 1,458 broken down into 375 households or an average of 3.89 members per household.

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Number of households in Taguntungan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8031595.05
8821834.82
1,0001835.46
1,3442924.60
1,3783234.27
1,4583753.89

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Taguntungan is 10 to 14, with 162 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 9 individuals.

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Population of Taguntungan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1382.61%
1 to 41379.40%
5 to 915610.70%
10 to 1416211.11%
15 to 191248.50%
20 to 241308.92%
25 to 291218.30%
30 to 341147.82%
35 to 391047.13%
40 to 44704.80%
45 to 49634.32%
50 to 54664.53%
55 to 59694.73%
60 to 64422.88%
65 to 69271.85%
70 to 74100.69%
75 to 79161.10%
80 and over90.62%
Total1,458100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 54.6
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.87
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 61.47
  • Median Age: 24.31

Historical population

The population of Taguntungan grew from 803 in 1990 to 1,746 in 2020, an increase of 943 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.87%, or an increase of 288 people, from the previous population of 1,458 in 2015.

Population of Taguntungan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
803
8821.77%
1,0002.73%
1,3444.16%
1,3780.91%
1,4581.08%
1,7463.87%

Location

Taguntungan is situated at approximately 17.9528, 121.9507, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 100.1 meters or 328.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Taguntungan 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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