Puya, Municipality of Datu Paglas, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityDatu Paglas
Postal code9617
Population (2020)893
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.7245, 124.8852 (6° 43' North, 124° 53' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level65.8 meters (215.9 feet)

Puya is a barangay in the municipality of Datu Paglas, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 893. This represented 2.65% of the total population of Datu Paglas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Puya in the 2015 Census was 705 broken down into 125 households or an average of 5.64 members per household.

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Number of households in Puya (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
400844.76
457885.19
526885.98
6221115.60
463855.45
7051255.64

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Puya is 10 to 14, with 91 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Puya by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1294.11%
1 to 47811.06%
5 to 9669.36%
10 to 149112.91%
15 to 199012.77%
20 to 247911.21%
25 to 29395.53%
30 to 34415.82%
35 to 39283.97%
40 to 44486.81%
45 to 49365.11%
50 to 54304.26%
55 to 59131.84%
60 to 64101.42%
65 to 6981.13%
70 to 7491.28%
75 to 7960.85%
80 and over40.57%
Total705100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 63.77
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.52
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 70.29
  • Median Age: 19.92

Historical population

The population of Puya grew from 400 in 1990 to 893 in 2020, an increase of 493 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 5.10%, or an increase of 188 people, from the previous population of 705 in 2015.

Population of Puya (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
400
4572.53%
5263.06%
6222.34%
463-10.19%
7058.33%
8935.10%

Location

Puya is situated at approximately 6.7245, 124.8852, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 65.8 meters or 215.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Puya 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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