Lapaken, Municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityDatu Blah T. Sinsuat
Postal code9623
Population (2020)1,396
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.8100, 123.9696 (6° 49' North, 123° 58' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level125.3 meters (411.1 feet)

Lapaken is a barangay in the municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,396. This represented 4.94% of the total population of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lapaken in the 2015 Census was 1,148 broken down into 182 households or an average of 6.31 members per household.

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Number of households in Lapaken (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8181505.45
6141753.51
6441056.13
9791636.01
1,1381806.32
1,1481826.31

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lapaken is 1 to 4, with 150 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Lapaken by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1574.97%
1 to 415013.07%
5 to 914312.46%
10 to 1414012.20%
15 to 1913011.32%
20 to 2411810.28%
25 to 291099.49%
30 to 34806.97%
35 to 39544.70%
40 to 44322.79%
45 to 49353.05%
50 to 54272.35%
55 to 59211.83%
60 to 64262.26%
65 to 69121.05%
70 to 7460.52%
75 to 7930.26%
80 and over50.44%
Total1,148100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 77.53
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.11
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 81.64
  • Median Age: 18.23

Historical population

The population of Lapaken grew from 818 in 1990 to 1,396 in 2020, an increase of 578 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.20%, or an increase of 248 people, from the previous population of 1,148 in 2015.

Population of Lapaken (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
818
614-5.23%
6441.03%
9795.95%
1,1385.63%
1,1480.17%
1,3964.20%

Location

Lapaken is situated at approximately 6.8100, 123.9696, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 125.3 meters or 411.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lapaken 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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