Pagalamatan, Municipality of Taraka, Province of Lanao del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceLanao del Sur
MunicipalityTaraka
Postal code9712
Population (2020)828
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.8827, 124.3465 (7° 53' North, 124° 21' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level710.0 meters (2,329.4 feet)

Pagalamatan is a barangay in the municipality of Taraka, in the province of Lanao del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 828. This represented 3.05% of the total population of Taraka.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Pagalamatan in the 2015 Census was 729 broken down into 109 households or an average of 6.69 members per household.

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Number of households in Pagalamatan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
511776.64
613758.17
648808.10
1,1721249.45
627788.04
7291096.69

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Pagalamatan is 5 to 9, with 110 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Pagalamatan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1253.43%
1 to 48211.25%
5 to 911015.09%
10 to 147710.56%
15 to 1910013.72%
20 to 248511.66%
25 to 29476.45%
30 to 34354.80%
35 to 39385.21%
40 to 44293.98%
45 to 49435.90%
50 to 54212.88%
55 to 59141.92%
60 to 64121.65%
65 to 6960.82%
70 to 7430.41%
75 to 7910.14%
80 and over10.14%
Total729100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 69.34
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.59
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 71.93
  • Median Age: 18.53

Historical population

The population of Pagalamatan grew from 511 in 1990 to 828 in 2020, an increase of 317 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.72%, or an increase of 99 people, from the previous population of 729 in 2015.

Population of Pagalamatan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
511
6133.47%
6481.20%
1,1728.52%
627-20.36%
7292.91%
8282.72%

Location

Pagalamatan is situated at approximately 7.8827, 124.3465, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 710.0 meters or 2,329.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Pagalamatan 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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