Puting Sapa, Municipality of Juban, Province of Sorsogon

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionBicol Region (Region V)
ProvinceSorsogon
MunicipalityJuban
Postal code4703
Population (2020)927
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates12.7737, 124.0103 (12° 46' North, 124° 1' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level206.9 meters (678.8 feet)

Puting Sapa is a barangay in the municipality of Juban, in the province of Sorsogon. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 927. This represented 2.63% of the total population of Juban.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Puting Sapa in the 2015 Census was 791 broken down into 162 households or an average of 4.88 members per household.

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Number of households in Puting Sapa (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
385606.42
557935.99
5331065.03
6231284.87
6681285.22
7911624.88

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Puting Sapa is 1 to 4, with 96 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Puting Sapa by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1212.65%
1 to 49612.14%
5 to 99512.01%
10 to 149311.76%
15 to 199011.38%
20 to 24678.47%
25 to 29648.09%
30 to 34475.94%
35 to 39354.42%
40 to 44344.30%
45 to 49293.67%
50 to 54384.80%
55 to 59313.92%
60 to 64212.65%
65 to 69151.90%
70 to 7491.14%
75 to 7950.63%
80 and over10.13%
Total791100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 66.89
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.58
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 73.47
  • Median Age: 20.04

Historical population

The population of Puting Sapa grew from 385 in 1990 to 927 in 2020, an increase of 542 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.40%, or an increase of 136 people, from the previous population of 791 in 2015.

Population of Puting Sapa (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
385
5577.16%
533-0.94%
6232.18%
6682.57%
7913.27%
9273.40%

Location

Puting Sapa is situated at approximately 12.7737, 124.0103, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 206.9 meters or 678.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Puting Sapa 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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