Taluong, Municipality of Polillo, Province of Quezon

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
ProvinceQuezon
MunicipalityPolillo
Postal code4339
Population (2020)1,946
Philippine major island(s)Polillo
Coordinates14.8465, 121.8794 (14° 51' North, 121° 53' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.1 meters (26.6 feet)

Taluong is a barangay in the municipality of Polillo, in the province of Quezon. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,946. This represented 6.10% of the total population of Polillo.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Taluong in the 2015 Census was 1,781 broken down into 408 households or an average of 4.37 members per household.

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Number of households in Taluong (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,3422385.64
1,5332675.74
1,5983045.26
1,6703384.94
1,7253924.40
1,7814084.37

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Taluong is 5 to 9, with 254 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Taluong by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1492.75%
1 to 421612.13%
5 to 925414.26%
10 to 1419611.01%
15 to 191166.51%
20 to 241136.34%
25 to 291468.20%
30 to 341216.79%
35 to 39975.45%
40 to 441086.06%
45 to 49784.38%
50 to 54734.10%
55 to 59724.04%
60 to 64683.82%
65 to 69281.57%
70 to 74191.07%
75 to 79130.73%
80 and over140.79%
Total1,781100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 72.08
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.46
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 79.54
  • Median Age: 22.63

Historical population

The population of Taluong grew from 1,342 in 1990 to 1,946 in 2020, an increase of 604 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.88%, or an increase of 165 people, from the previous population of 1,781 in 2015.

Population of Taluong (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,342
1,5332.52%
1,5980.89%
1,6700.61%
1,7251.19%
1,7810.61%
1,9461.88%

Location

Taluong is situated at approximately 14.8465, 121.8794, in the island of Polillo. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.1 meters or 26.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Taluong 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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