Cawa, Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Quezon

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
ProvinceQuezon
MunicipalityBuenavista
Population (2020)609
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates13.7513, 122.5093 (13° 45' North, 122° 31' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level30.7 meters (100.7 feet)

Cawa is a barangay in the municipality of Buenavista, in the province of Quezon. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 609. This represented 1.95% of the total population of Buenavista.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cawa in the 2015 Census was 675 broken down into 162 households or an average of 4.17 members per household.

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Number of households in Cawa (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5431015.38
556965.79
5911095.42
5241164.52
5931284.63
6751624.17

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cawa is 10 to 14, with 98 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Cawa by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.04%
1 to 4639.33%
5 to 97511.11%
10 to 149814.52%
15 to 19639.33%
20 to 24416.07%
25 to 29476.96%
30 to 34274.00%
35 to 39497.26%
40 to 44426.22%
45 to 49588.59%
50 to 54334.89%
55 to 59243.56%
60 to 64192.81%
65 to 69101.48%
70 to 7440.59%
75 to 7991.33%
80 and over60.89%
Total675100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 60.3
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.2
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 67.5
  • Median Age: 23.84

Historical population

The population of Cawa grew from 543 in 1990 to 609 in 2020, an increase of 66 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 2.14%, or a decrease of 66 people, from the previous population of 675 in 2015.

Population of Cawa (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
543
5560.44%
5911.32%
524-1.65%
5934.61%
6752.50%
609-2.14%

Location

Cawa is situated at approximately 13.7513, 122.5093, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 30.7 meters or 100.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cawa shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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