Maligaya, Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Quezon

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
ProvinceQuezon
MunicipalityBuenavista
Population (2020)981
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates13.7063, 122.3958 (13° 42' North, 122° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level112.6 meters (369.4 feet)

Maligaya, formerly Esperanza, is a barangay in the municipality of Buenavista, in the province of Quezon. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 981. This represented 3.15% of the total population of Buenavista.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Maligaya in the 2015 Census was 973 broken down into 199 households or an average of 4.89 members per household.

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Number of households in Maligaya (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
416735.70
439865.10
5881095.39
8491744.88
9811895.19
9731994.89

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Maligaya is 10 to 14, with 154 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Maligaya by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1262.67%
1 to 4838.53%
5 to 912612.95%
10 to 1415415.83%
15 to 1912012.33%
20 to 24788.02%
25 to 29626.37%
30 to 34565.76%
35 to 39535.45%
40 to 44585.96%
45 to 49495.04%
50 to 54262.67%
55 to 59343.49%
60 to 64161.64%
65 to 69141.44%
70 to 7490.92%
75 to 7930.31%
80 and over60.62%
Total973100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70.47
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.8
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.27
  • Median Age: 19.06

Historical population

The population of Maligaya grew from 416 in 1990 to 981 in 2020, an increase of 565 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.17%, or an increase of 8 people, from the previous population of 973 in 2015.

Population of Maligaya (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
416
4391.01%
5886.47%
8495.20%
9815.40%
973-0.16%
9810.17%

Location

Maligaya is situated at approximately 13.7063, 122.3958, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 112.6 meters or 369.4 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.
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