Balagan, Municipality of Santo Niño, Province of Cagayan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceCagayan
MunicipalitySanto Niño
Postal code3525
Population (2020)602
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates17.9658, 121.5374 (17° 58' North, 121° 32' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level48.4 meters (158.8 feet)

Balagan is a barangay in the municipality of Santo Niño, in the province of Cagayan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 602. This represented 2.11% of the total population of Santo Niño.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Balagan in the 2015 Census was 513 broken down into 119 households or an average of 4.31 members per household.

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Number of households in Balagan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
00
303605.05
340714.79
375914.12
431994.35
5131194.31

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Balagan is 10 to 14, with 65 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Balagan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1183.51%
1 to 45310.33%
5 to 95811.31%
10 to 146512.67%
15 to 195310.33%
20 to 24377.21%
25 to 29356.82%
30 to 34356.82%
35 to 39336.43%
40 to 44387.41%
45 to 49183.51%
50 to 54203.90%
55 to 59101.95%
60 to 64193.70%
65 to 6991.75%
70 to 7461.17%
75 to 7920.39%
80 and over40.78%
Total513100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 65.1
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.05
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.15
  • Median Age: 21.28

Historical population

The population of Balagan grew from 0 in 1990 to 602 in 2020, an increase of 602 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.42%, or an increase of 89 people, from the previous population of 513 in 2015.

Population of Balagan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
0
303
3402.50%
3751.36%
4315.20%
5133.37%
6023.42%

Location

Balagan is situated at approximately 17.9658, 121.5374, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 48.4 meters or 158.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Balagan 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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