Tugas, Municipality of Patikul, Province of Sulu

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceSulu
MunicipalityPatikul
Postal code7401
Population (2020)709
Philippine major island(s)Jolo
Coordinates6.0544, 121.0615 (6° 3' North, 121° 4' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level199.0 meters (652.9 feet)

Tugas is a barangay in the municipality of Patikul, in the province of Sulu. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 709. This represented 0.89% of the total population of Patikul.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tugas in the 2015 Census was 635 broken down into 95 households or an average of 6.68 members per household.

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Number of households in Tugas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6681155.81
5941105.40
6621155.76
9931705.84
634956.67
635956.68

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tugas is 15 to 19, with 91 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 60 to 64, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Tugas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1132.05%
1 to 4538.35%
5 to 97511.81%
10 to 148613.54%
15 to 199114.33%
20 to 247011.02%
25 to 29619.61%
30 to 34457.09%
35 to 39365.67%
40 to 44396.14%
45 to 49223.46%
50 to 54243.78%
55 to 5991.42%
60 to 6450.79%
65 to 690.00%
70 to 7460.94%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over0.00%
Total635100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 56.47
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 1.49
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.96
  • Median Age: 19.97

Historical population

The population of Tugas grew from 668 in 1990 to 709 in 2020, an increase of 41 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.35%, or an increase of 74 people, from the previous population of 635 in 2015.

Population of Tugas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
668
594-2.18%
6622.35%
9935.75%
634-15.07%
6350.03%
7092.35%

Location

Tugas is situated at approximately 6.0544, 121.0615, in the island of Jolo. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 199.0 meters or 652.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tugas 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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