Sapakan, Municipality of Mamasapano, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityMamasapano
Postal code9629
Population (2020)1,324
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.9120, 124.5362 (6° 55' North, 124° 32' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level12.7 meters (41.7 feet)

Sapakan is a barangay in the municipality of Mamasapano, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,324. This represented 4.76% of the total population of Mamasapano.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sapakan in the 2015 Census was 1,259 broken down into 208 households or an average of 6.05 members per household.

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Number of households in Sapakan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7881694.66
1,0951975.56
1,3491907.10
2,2975074.53
1,6962806.06
1,2592086.05

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sapakan is 15 to 19, with 155 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Sapakan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1453.51%
1 to 415412.02%
5 to 912910.07%
10 to 1413210.30%
15 to 1915512.10%
20 to 241249.68%
25 to 2912910.07%
30 to 34786.09%
35 to 39715.54%
40 to 44655.07%
45 to 49634.92%
50 to 54443.43%
55 to 59403.12%
60 to 64282.19%
65 to 69120.94%
70 to 7480.62%
75 to 7920.16%
80 and over20.16%
Total1,281100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.72
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.01
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 60.73
  • Median Age: 21.03

Historical population

The population of Sapakan grew from 788 in 1990 to 1,324 in 2020, an increase of 536 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.70%, or an increase of 43 people, from the previous population of 1,281 in 2015.

Population of Sapakan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
788
1,0956.36%
1,3494.57%
2,2977.62%
1,696-10.45%
1,281-5.20%
1,3240.70%

Location

Sapakan is situated at approximately 6.9120, 124.5362, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 12.7 meters or 41.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sapakan 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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