Danapah, Municipality of Al-Barka, Province of Basilan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceBasilan
MunicipalityAl-Barka
Population (2020)1,419
Philippine major island(s)Basilan
Coordinates6.5188, 122.1841 (6° 31' North, 122° 11' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level123.3 meters (404.5 feet)

Danapah is a barangay in the municipality of Al-Barka, in the province of Basilan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,419. This represented 5.98% of the total population of Al-Barka.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Danapah in the 2015 Census was 1,290 broken down into 188 households or an average of 6.86 members per household.

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Number of households in Danapah (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
438934.71
1,0752005.38
1,3942256.20
2,0533206.42
1,3111896.94
1,2901886.86

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Danapah is 1 to 4, with 275 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Danapah by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1715.50%
1 to 427521.32%
5 to 918314.19%
10 to 1415812.25%
15 to 1915211.78%
20 to 24987.60%
25 to 29826.36%
30 to 34604.65%
35 to 39503.88%
40 to 44534.11%
45 to 49453.49%
50 to 54201.55%
55 to 59151.16%
60 to 64100.78%
65 to 6990.70%
70 to 7420.16%
75 to 7930.23%
80 and over40.31%
Total1,290100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 117.44
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.08
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 120.52
  • Median Age: 13.67

Historical population

The population of Danapah grew from 438 in 1990 to 1,419 in 2020, an increase of 981 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.03%, or an increase of 129 people, from the previous population of 1,290 in 2015.

Population of Danapah (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
438
1,07518.32%
1,3945.73%
2,0535.48%
1,311-15.06%
1,290-0.31%
1,4192.03%

Location

Danapah is situated at approximately 6.5188, 122.1841, in the island of Basilan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 123.3 meters or 404.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Danapah 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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