Nalkan, 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)2,330
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.9449, 124.0003 (6° 57' North, 124° 0' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level568.5 meters (1,865.1 feet)

Nalkan 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 2,330. This represented 8.25% of the total population of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Nalkan in the 2015 Census was 2,139 broken down into 343 households or an average of 6.24 members per household.

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Number of households in Nalkan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,0191845.54
9171675.49
9721755.55
2,1314215.06
1,2462016.20
2,1393436.24

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Nalkan is 5 to 9, with 362 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Nalkan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1321.50%
1 to 42129.91%
5 to 936216.92%
10 to 1433415.61%
15 to 1927012.62%
20 to 241768.23%
25 to 291677.81%
30 to 341416.59%
35 to 391356.31%
40 to 441165.42%
45 to 49793.69%
50 to 54542.52%
55 to 59190.89%
60 to 64160.75%
65 to 69110.51%
70 to 7470.33%
75 to 7950.23%
80 and over30.14%
Total2,139100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 80.14
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.22
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 82.36
  • Median Age: 17.40

Historical population

The population of Nalkan grew from 1,019 in 1990 to 2,330 in 2020, an increase of 1,311 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.82%, or an increase of 191 people, from the previous population of 2,139 in 2015.

Population of Nalkan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,019
917-1.96%
9721.26%
2,13111.43%
1,246-17.74%
2,13910.84%
2,3301.82%

Location

Nalkan is situated at approximately 6.9449, 124.0003, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 568.5 meters or 1,865.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Nalkan 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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