Dicalongan, Municipality of Ampatuan, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityAmpatuan
Postal code9609
Population (2020)4,531
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.8325, 124.4619 (6° 50' North, 124° 28' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level29.0 meters (95.1 feet)

Dicalongan, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Ampatuan, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 4,531. This represented 15.66% of the total population of Ampatuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dicalongan in the 2015 Census was 4,241 broken down into 603 households or an average of 7.03 members per household.

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Number of households in Dicalongan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,5584485.71
2,9235605.22
3,4156455.29
5,4416748.07
3,5965196.93
4,2416037.03

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dicalongan is 5 to 9, with 606 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 6 individuals.

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Population of Dicalongan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1491.15%
1 to 453012.49%
5 to 960614.28%
10 to 1451612.16%
15 to 193869.10%
20 to 243588.44%
25 to 294189.85%
30 to 343287.73%
35 to 393077.24%
40 to 442636.20%
45 to 491794.22%
50 to 541082.55%
55 to 59942.22%
60 to 64521.23%
65 to 69230.54%
70 to 74130.31%
75 to 7970.16%
80 and over60.14%
Total4,243100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 68.23
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 1.97
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 70.2
  • Median Age: 20.48

Historical population

The population of Dicalongan grew from 2,558 in 1990 to 4,531 in 2020, an increase of 1,973 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.39%, or an increase of 288 people, from the previous population of 4,243 in 2015.

Population of Dicalongan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,558
2,9232.53%
3,4153.39%
5,4416.63%
3,596-13.99%
4,2433.20%
4,5311.39%

Location

Dicalongan is situated at approximately 6.8325, 124.4619, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 29.0 meters or 95.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dicalongan 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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