Sotero Nuesa, Municipality of Roxas, Province of Isabela

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceIsabela
MunicipalityRoxas
Postal code3320
Population (2020)6,336
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates17.1243, 121.6148 (17° 7' North, 121° 37' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level60.0 meters (196.8 feet)

Sotero Nuesa is a barangay in the municipality of Roxas, in the province of Isabela. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 6,336. This represented 9.62% of the total population of Roxas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sotero Nuesa in the 2015 Census was 6,123 broken down into 1,413 households or an average of 4.33 members per household.

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Number of households in Sotero Nuesa (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,4224605.27
3,4857024.96
3,8367994.80
5,0121,1224.47
5,3401,2084.42
6,1231,4134.33

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sotero Nuesa is 5 to 9, with 698 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 35 individuals.

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Population of Sotero Nuesa by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11562.54%
1 to 45318.65%
5 to 969811.37%
10 to 1462610.20%
15 to 195909.61%
20 to 245388.76%
25 to 295128.34%
30 to 344527.36%
35 to 394276.96%
40 to 443796.17%
45 to 493365.47%
50 to 542604.24%
55 to 592113.44%
60 to 641762.87%
65 to 691091.78%
70 to 74500.81%
75 to 79530.86%
80 and over350.57%
Total6,139100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 51.82
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.36
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 58.18
  • Median Age: 24.35

Historical population

The population of Sotero Nuesa grew from 2,422 in 1990 to 6,336 in 2020, an increase of 3,914 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.67%, or an increase of 197 people, from the previous population of 6,139 in 2015.

Population of Sotero Nuesa (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,422
3,4857.05%
3,8362.08%
5,0123.76%
5,3402.33%
6,1392.69%
6,3360.67%

Location

Sotero Nuesa is situated at approximately 17.1243, 121.6148, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 60.0 meters or 196.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sotero Nuesa 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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