Balanakan, Municipality of Datu Piang, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityDatu Piang
Postal code9607
Population (2020)1,018
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.0377, 124.4832 (7° 2' North, 124° 29' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.5 meters (18.0 feet)

Balanakan is a barangay in the municipality of Datu Piang, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,018. This represented 3.59% of the total population of Datu Piang.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Balanakan in the 2015 Census was 921 broken down into 158 households or an average of 5.83 members per household.

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Number of households in Balanakan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,4892755.41
1,4593254.49
1,7673175.57
2,1793785.76
1,0521815.81
9211585.83

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Balanakan is 15 to 19, with 121 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Balanakan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1161.74%
1 to 412013.03%
5 to 910611.51%
10 to 1411412.38%
15 to 1912113.14%
20 to 249810.64%
25 to 29808.69%
30 to 34424.56%
35 to 39414.45%
40 to 44566.08%
45 to 49434.67%
50 to 54293.15%
55 to 59131.41%
60 to 64303.26%
65 to 6950.54%
70 to 7440.43%
75 to 7930.33%
80 and over0.00%
Total921100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 64.38
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.17
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 66.55
  • Median Age: 19.32

Historical population

The population of Balanakan fell from 1,489 in 1990 to 1,018 in 2020, a decrease of 471 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.13%, or an increase of 97 people, from the previous population of 921 in 2015.

Population of Balanakan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,489
1,459-0.38%
1,7674.19%
2,1792.93%
1,052-23.28%
921-2.50%
1,0182.13%

Location

Balanakan is situated at approximately 7.0377, 124.4832, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.5 meters or 18.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Balanakan 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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