Payagan East, Municipality of Ballesteros, Province of Cagayan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceCagayan
MunicipalityBallesteros
Postal code3516
Population (2020)1,485
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates18.3588, 121.5438 (18° 22' North, 121° 33' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.2 meters (33.5 feet)

Payagan East is a barangay in the municipality of Ballesteros, in the province of Cagayan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,485. This represented 4.31% of the total population of Ballesteros.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Payagan East in the 2015 Census was 1,755 broken down into 451 households or an average of 3.89 members per household.

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Number of households in Payagan East (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,3772555.40
1,2402544.88
1,3792715.09
1,6533534.68
1,6693984.19
1,7554513.89

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Payagan East is 5 to 9, with 177 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 19 individuals.

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Population of Payagan East by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1422.39%
1 to 41428.09%
5 to 917710.09%
10 to 141659.40%
15 to 191568.89%
20 to 241478.38%
25 to 291438.15%
30 to 341327.52%
35 to 391226.95%
40 to 44955.41%
45 to 49774.39%
50 to 54804.56%
55 to 59854.84%
60 to 64714.05%
65 to 69432.45%
70 to 74191.08%
75 to 79311.77%
80 and over281.60%
Total1,755100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 47.47
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.92
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 58.39
  • Median Age: 26.70

Historical population

The population of Payagan East grew from 1,377 in 1990 to 1,485 in 2020, an increase of 108 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 3.46%, or a decrease of 270 people, from the previous population of 1,755 in 2015.

Population of Payagan East (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,377
1,240-1.94%
1,3792.30%
1,6532.53%
1,6690.35%
1,7550.96%
1,485-3.46%

Location

Payagan East is situated at approximately 18.3588, 121.5438, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.2 meters or 33.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Payagan East 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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