Basak, Municipality of Piagapo, Province of Lanao del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceLanao del Sur
MunicipalityPiagapo
Postal code9710
Population (2020)983
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.0140, 124.1804 (8° 1' North, 124° 11' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level802.2 meters (2,631.9 feet)

Basak is a barangay in the municipality of Piagapo, in the province of Lanao del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 983. This represented 3.26% of the total population of Piagapo.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Basak in the 2015 Census was 799 broken down into 135 households or an average of 5.92 members per household.

details
Number of households in Basak (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
478726.64
556896.25
6871155.97
1,1791926.14
6321155.50
7991355.92

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Basak is 1 to 4, with 107 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 65 to 69, with 6 individuals.

details
Population of Basak by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1273.38%
1 to 410713.39%
5 to 910513.14%
10 to 148510.64%
15 to 19779.64%
20 to 248710.89%
25 to 29698.64%
30 to 34546.76%
35 to 39658.14%
40 to 44364.51%
45 to 49293.63%
50 to 54202.50%
55 to 59141.75%
60 to 64111.38%
65 to 6960.75%
70 to 7470.88%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over0.00%
Total799100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70.13
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.81
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.94
  • Median Age: 19.90

Historical population

The population of Basak grew from 478 in 1990 to 983 in 2020, an increase of 505 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.46%, or an increase of 184 people, from the previous population of 799 in 2015.

Population of Basak (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
478
5562.87%
6874.64%
1,1797.73%
632-20.31%
7994.56%
9834.46%

Location

Basak is situated at approximately 8.0140, 124.1804, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 802.2 meters or 2,631.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Basak 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.
(Back to top)