Bigajo, Municipality of Lopez, Province of Quezon

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
ProvinceQuezon
MunicipalityLopez
Postal code4316
Population (2020)688
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates13.9261, 122.2601 (13° 56' North, 122° 16' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level14.3 meters (46.9 feet)

Bigajo is a barangay in the municipality of Lopez, in the province of Quezon. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 688. This represented 0.73% of the total population of Lopez.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bigajo in the 2015 Census was 725 broken down into 151 households or an average of 4.80 members per household.

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Number of households in Bigajo (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
472845.62
5711065.39
5581045.37
6041254.83
6241304.80
7251514.80

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bigajo is 5 to 9, with 94 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 6 individuals.

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Population of Bigajo by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1152.07%
1 to 47810.76%
5 to 99412.97%
10 to 147510.34%
15 to 19658.97%
20 to 24496.76%
25 to 29547.45%
30 to 34527.17%
35 to 39557.59%
40 to 44294.00%
45 to 49314.28%
50 to 54354.83%
55 to 59294.00%
60 to 64223.03%
65 to 69152.07%
70 to 7470.97%
75 to 79141.93%
80 and over60.83%
Total725100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 62.23
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.98
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.21
  • Median Age: 23.62

Historical population

The population of Bigajo grew from 472 in 1990 to 688 in 2020, an increase of 216 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.10%, or a decrease of 37 people, from the previous population of 725 in 2015.

Population of Bigajo (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
472
5713.63%
558-0.49%
6041.10%
6241.19%
7252.90%
688-1.10%

Location

Bigajo is situated at approximately 13.9261, 122.2601, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 14.3 meters or 46.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bigajo 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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