Damabalas, 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)613
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.0234, 124.5072 (7° 1' North, 124° 30' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.7 meters (31.8 feet)

Damabalas is a barangay in the municipality of Datu Piang, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 613. This represented 2.16% of the total population of Datu Piang.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Damabalas in the 2015 Census was 402 broken down into 75 households or an average of 5.36 members per household.

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Number of households in Damabalas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,0184424.57
2,2365004.47
2,7845085.48
3,0985715.43
5821095.34
402755.36

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Damabalas is 5 to 9, with 62 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 1 individual.

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Population of Damabalas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1102.49%
1 to 44110.20%
5 to 96215.42%
10 to 144110.20%
15 to 194711.69%
20 to 24286.97%
25 to 29276.72%
30 to 34307.46%
35 to 39225.47%
40 to 44174.23%
45 to 49204.98%
50 to 54184.48%
55 to 59133.23%
60 to 6461.49%
65 to 69133.23%
70 to 7461.49%
75 to 7910.25%
80 and over0.00%
Total402100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 67.54
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.77
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.31
  • Median Age: 20.00

Historical population

The population of Damabalas fell from 2,018 in 1990 to 613 in 2020, a decrease of 1,405 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 9.29%, or an increase of 211 people, from the previous population of 402 in 2015.

Population of Damabalas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,018
2,2361.94%
2,7844.81%
3,0981.48%
582-45.59%
402-6.80%
6139.29%

Location

Damabalas is situated at approximately 7.0234, 124.5072, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.7 meters or 31.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Damabalas 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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