Sapa, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Province of Pampanga

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCentral Luzon (Region III)
ProvincePampanga
MunicipalitySanto Tomas
Postal code2020
Population (2020)4,310
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates15.0040, 120.7072 (15° 0' North, 120° 42' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.3 meters (27.2 feet)

Sapa, formerly Santo Niño, is a barangay in the municipality of Santo Tomas, in the province of Pampanga. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 4,310. This represented 10.06% of the total population of Santo Tomas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sapa in the 2015 Census was 3,146 broken down into 737 households or an average of 4.27 members per household.

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Number of households in Sapa (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
3,7716785.56
3,9597565.24
3,6897345.03
4,4831,0164.41
3,3176924.79
3,1467374.27

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sapa is 15 to 19, with 351 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 32 individuals.

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Population of Sapa by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1511.62%
1 to 41825.79%
5 to 92447.76%
10 to 143039.63%
15 to 1935111.16%
20 to 243109.85%
25 to 292668.46%
30 to 342166.87%
35 to 392257.15%
40 to 442166.87%
45 to 492046.48%
50 to 541635.18%
55 to 591374.35%
60 to 64963.05%
65 to 69632.00%
70 to 74521.65%
75 to 79321.02%
80 and over351.11%
Total3,146100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 35.71
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.33
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 44.04
  • Median Age: 27.48

Historical population

The population of Sapa grew from 3,771 in 1990 to 4,310 in 2020, an increase of 539 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 6.85%, or an increase of 1,164 people, from the previous population of 3,146 in 2015.

Population of Sapa (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
3,771
3,9590.92%
3,689-1.50%
4,4832.72%
3,317-10.39%
3,146-1.00%
4,3106.85%

Location

Sapa is situated at approximately 15.0040, 120.7072, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.3 meters or 27.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sapa 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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