Maligaya, Municipality of Echague, Province of Isabela

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceIsabela
MunicipalityEchague
Postal code3309
Population (2020)2,397
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates16.6916, 121.6519 (16° 41' North, 121° 39' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level79.6 meters (261.2 feet)

Maligaya is a barangay in the municipality of Echague, in the province of Isabela. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,397. This represented 2.71% of the total population of Echague.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Maligaya in the 2015 Census was 2,196 broken down into 495 households or an average of 4.44 members per household.

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Number of households in Maligaya (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,4812795.31
1,5233064.98
1,7443534.94
1,8153884.68
1,9664144.75
2,1964954.44

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Maligaya is 5 to 9, with 243 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Maligaya by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1572.60%
1 to 422310.15%
5 to 924311.07%
10 to 1422910.43%
15 to 191968.93%
20 to 2422510.25%
25 to 291747.92%
30 to 341597.24%
35 to 391205.46%
40 to 441084.92%
45 to 491044.74%
50 to 54964.37%
55 to 59944.28%
60 to 64763.46%
65 to 69411.87%
70 to 74241.09%
75 to 79190.87%
80 and over80.36%
Total2,196100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 55.62
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.8
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.42
  • Median Age: 23.33

Historical population

The population of Maligaya grew from 1,481 in 1990 to 2,397 in 2020, an increase of 916 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.86%, or an increase of 201 people, from the previous population of 2,196 in 2015.

Population of Maligaya (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,481
1,5230.53%
1,7442.95%
1,8150.55%
1,9662.95%
2,1962.13%
2,3971.86%

Location

Maligaya is situated at approximately 16.6916, 121.6519, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 79.6 meters or 261.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Maligaya 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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