Biñan, Province of Laguna

Summary data
Typecity (component)
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
ProvinceLaguna
Barangay count24
Postal code4024
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Area (2013)40.27 km2 (15.55 sq mi)
Population (2020)407,437
Density (2020)10,118 / km2 (26,202 / sq mi)
Coordinates14° 20' North, 121° 5' East (14.3373, 121.0827)
Estimated elevation above sea level11.8 meters (38.7 feet)

Biñan is a component city in the landlocked province of Laguna.

The city has a land area of 40.27 square kilometers or 15.55 square miles which constitutes 2.09% of Laguna's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 407,437. This represented 12.05% of the total population of Laguna province, or 2.52% of the overall population of the CALABARZON region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 10,118 inhabitants per square kilometer or 26,202 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Biñan has 24 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Biñan
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Biñan1.74%7,1034,14971.20%11.98%
Bungahan0.94%3,8121,707123.32%18.42%
Canlalay5.00%20,35419,3994.92%1.02%
Casile1.04%4,2404,1482.22%0.46%
De La Paz8.06%32,84131,3744.68%0.97%
Ganado1.59%6,4635,25223.06%4.46%
Langkiwa9.70%39,52637,8174.52%0.93%
Loma3.21%13,06812,0058.85%1.80%
Malaban8.83%35,98926,51335.74%6.64%
Malamig1.53%6,2434,06453.62%9.46%
Mampalasan3.33%13,5866,91196.59%15.29%
Platero3.63%14,80310,42042.06%7.67%
Poblacion1.23%5,0122,96569.04%11.68%
San Antonio8.88%36,16335,8110.98%0.21%
San Francisco9.64%39,27128,66936.98%6.85%
San Jose1.62%6,5995,97710.41%2.11%
San Vicente2.27%9,2368,5308.28%1.69%
Santo Domingo1.51%6,1596,1040.90%0.19%
Santo Niño1.90%7,7365,55739.21%7.21%
Santo Tomas13.66%55,64943,07829.18%5.54%
Soro-soro1.76%7,1896,32013.75%2.75%
Timbao3.80%15,46413,49014.63%2.92%
Tubigan1.53%6,2476,741-7.33%-1.59%
Zapote3.60%14,6846,027143.64%20.62%
Biñan Total407,437333,02822.34%4.34%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Biñan for the fiscal year of 2016 was 1,530,342,881.53.

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Annual regular income of Biñan (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009606,915,277.04
2010764,338,332.6325.94%
2011965,063,654.7226.26%
20121,024,221,532.566.13%
20131,095,563,978.226.97%
20141,297,193,662.9918.40%
20151,349,518,501.354.03%
20161,530,342,881.5313.40%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Biñan in the 2015 Census was 332,170 broken down into 86,752 households or an average of 3.83 members per household.

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Number of households in Biñan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
134,49826,1685.14
160,07633,1684.83
201,12142,3074.75
262,61061,6804.26
283,04768,8164.11
332,17086,7523.83

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Biñan is 20 to 24, with 37,245 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1,221 individuals.

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Population of Biñan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 16,4561.94%
1 to 426,5617.98%
5 to 930,5759.18%
10 to 1429,2708.79%
15 to 1932,0089.61%
20 to 2437,24511.18%
25 to 2934,27610.29%
30 to 3429,0648.73%
35 to 3925,9797.80%
40 to 4419,9816.00%
45 to 4917,5335.26%
50 to 5414,3204.30%
55 to 5911,3293.40%
60 to 648,3302.50%
65 to 694,8031.44%
70 to 742,4910.75%
75 to 791,5860.48%
80 and over1,2210.37%
Total333,028100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 40.36
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.39
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 44.75
  • Median Age: 25.64

Historical population

The population of Biñan grew from 9,563 in 1903 to 407,437 in 2020, an increase of 397,874 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.34%, or an increase of 74,409 people, from the previous population of 333,028 in 2015.

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Population of Biñan (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
9,563
10,6920.71%
16,2382.11%
20,7942.57%
33,3094.23%
58,2905.63%
67,4442.97%
83,6844.41%
134,5534.86%
160,2063.32%
201,1865.00%
262,7353.75%
283,3962.79%
333,0283.12%
407,4374.34%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Biñan for the year 2019 was 194,174, broken down into 91,926 males and 102,248 females.

Location

The city center of Biñan is situated at approximately 14° 20' North, 121° 5' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 11.8 meters or 38.7 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Biñan are San Pedro, Laguna, Santa Rosa, Laguna, Muntinlupa, Cabuyao, Laguna, Dasmariñas, Cavite, and Calamba, Laguna. The nearest municipalities are Carmona, Cavite, General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, Silang, Cavite, Binangonan, Rizal, Angono, Rizal, and Pateros. Its distance from the national capital is 30.02 kilometers (18.65 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 30.02 kilometers (18.65 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N22°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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