Upper Bañas, Municipality of Lantawan, Province of Basilan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceBasilan
MunicipalityLantawan
Postal code7301
Population (2020)702
Philippine major island(s)Basilan
Coordinates6.5763, 121.9106 (6° 35' North, 121° 55' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level100.4 meters (329.4 feet)

Upper Bañas is a barangay in the municipality of Lantawan, in the province of Basilan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 702. This represented 2.26% of the total population of Lantawan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Upper Bañas in the 2015 Census was 571 broken down into 112 households or an average of 5.10 members per household.

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Number of households in Upper Bañas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
269544.98
258455.73
315615.16
4731403.38
466954.91
5711125.10

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age groups with the highest population in Upper Bañas are in the ranges 1 to 4, and 5 to 9, with 72 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 65 to 69, and 70 to 74, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Upper Bañas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1396.83%
1 to 47212.61%
5 to 97212.61%
10 to 14549.46%
15 to 196711.73%
20 to 247112.43%
25 to 29488.41%
30 to 34356.13%
35 to 39274.73%
40 to 44223.85%
45 to 49183.15%
50 to 54172.98%
55 to 59142.45%
60 to 6430.53%
65 to 6920.35%
70 to 7420.35%
75 to 7930.53%
80 and over50.88%
Total571100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 73.6
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.73
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 77.33
  • Median Age: 18.62

Historical population

The population of Upper Bañas grew from 269 in 1990 to 702 in 2020, an increase of 433 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.44%, or an increase of 131 people, from the previous population of 571 in 2015.

Population of Upper Bañas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
269
258-0.78%
3154.37%
4735.77%
466-0.54%
5713.94%
7024.44%

Location

Upper Bañas is situated at approximately 6.5763, 121.9106, in the island of Basilan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 100.4 meters or 329.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Upper Bañas 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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