Tapayan, Municipality of Sultan Mastura, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalitySultan Mastura
Postal code9636
Population (2020)4,563
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.3043, 124.2801 (7° 18' North, 124° 17' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level20.3 meters (66.6 feet)

Tapayan is a barangay in the municipality of Sultan Mastura, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 4,563. This represented 18.01% of the total population of Sultan Mastura.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tapayan in the 2015 Census was 4,259 broken down into 731 households or an average of 5.83 members per household.

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Number of households in Tapayan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,0813745.56
2,6254655.65
2,7934965.63
4,1548155.10
3,6446215.87
4,2597315.83

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tapayan is 5 to 9, with 562 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 18 individuals.

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Population of Tapayan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11052.47%
1 to 43889.11%
5 to 956213.20%
10 to 1454212.73%
15 to 1954412.77%
20 to 243929.20%
25 to 293468.12%
30 to 343217.54%
35 to 392455.75%
40 to 442215.19%
45 to 491794.20%
50 to 541443.38%
55 to 59872.04%
60 to 64701.64%
65 to 69471.10%
70 to 74200.47%
75 to 79180.42%
80 and over280.66%
Total4,259100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 62.65
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.43
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 67.08
  • Median Age: 19.89

Historical population

The population of Tapayan grew from 2,081 in 1990 to 4,563 in 2020, an increase of 2,482 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.46%, or an increase of 304 people, from the previous population of 4,259 in 2015.

Population of Tapayan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,081
2,6254.45%
2,7931.34%
4,1545.63%
3,644-4.66%
4,2593.01%
4,5631.46%

Location

Tapayan is situated at approximately 7.3043, 124.2801, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 20.3 meters or 66.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tapayan 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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