Latangan, Municipality of Mulanay, Province of Quezon

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
ProvinceQuezon
MunicipalityMulanay
Postal code4312
Population (2020)1,498
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates13.5399, 122.4145 (13° 32' North, 122° 25' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level16.5 meters (54.1 feet)

Latangan is a barangay in the municipality of Mulanay, in the province of Quezon. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,498. This represented 2.70% of the total population of Mulanay.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Latangan in the 2015 Census was 1,425 broken down into 299 households or an average of 4.77 members per household.

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Number of households in Latangan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8781605.49
1,0061945.19
1,2832335.51
1,3832505.53
1,4032645.31
1,4252994.77

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Latangan is 10 to 14, with 189 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Latangan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1362.53%
1 to 41419.89%
5 to 917612.35%
10 to 1418913.26%
15 to 1917912.56%
20 to 241117.79%
25 to 29976.81%
30 to 34745.19%
35 to 39765.33%
40 to 44755.26%
45 to 49674.70%
50 to 54604.21%
55 to 59402.81%
60 to 64362.53%
65 to 69201.40%
70 to 74201.40%
75 to 79151.05%
80 and over130.91%
Total1,425100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 66.5
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.34
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 74.84
  • Median Age: 19.76

Historical population

The population of Latangan grew from 878 in 1990 to 1,498 in 2020, an increase of 620 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.06%, or an increase of 73 people, from the previous population of 1,425 in 2015.

Population of Latangan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
878
1,0062.58%
1,2835.35%
1,3831.04%
1,4030.52%
1,4250.30%
1,4981.06%

Location

Latangan is situated at approximately 13.5399, 122.4145, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 16.5 meters or 54.1 feet above mean sea level.


Sitios

Latangan is composed of six sitios:

  • Sitio Agsayan
  • Sitio Libho
  • Sitio Maygango
  • Sitio Sayab
  • Sitio Tala
  • Sitio Tanghasan

Adjacent barangays

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

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. List of sitios is from the Municipality of Mulanay Government's 2017 Ecological Profile of Mulanay.
  3. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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