Tangkapaan, Municipality of Tapul, Province of Sulu

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceSulu
MunicipalityTapul
Postal code7410
Population (2020)1,568
Coordinates5.7265, 121.0057 (5° 44' North, 121° 0' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level2.0 meters (6.6 feet)

Tangkapaan is a barangay in the municipality of Tapul, in the province of Sulu. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,568. This represented 7.54% of the total population of Tapul.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tangkapaan in the 2015 Census was 1,261 broken down into 226 households or an average of 5.58 members per household.

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Number of households in Tangkapaan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5631244.54
6901504.60
9531307.33
1,3862465.63
1,2522255.56
1,2612265.58

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tangkapaan is 1 to 4, with 348 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 1 individual.

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Population of Tangkapaan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1211.67%
1 to 434827.60%
5 to 922117.53%
10 to 141098.64%
15 to 19534.20%
20 to 24755.95%
25 to 2916212.85%
30 to 34735.79%
35 to 39624.92%
40 to 44584.60%
45 to 49372.93%
50 to 54151.19%
55 to 5980.63%
60 to 6480.63%
65 to 6980.63%
70 to 7410.08%
75 to 7920.16%
80 and over0.00%
Total1,261100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 126.86
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 128.86
  • Median Age: 11.86

Historical population

The population of Tangkapaan grew from 563 in 1990 to 1,568 in 2020, an increase of 1,005 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.69%, or an increase of 307 people, from the previous population of 1,261 in 2015.

Population of Tangkapaan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
563
6903.88%
9537.17%
1,3865.30%
1,252-3.63%
1,2610.14%
1,5684.69%

Location

Tangkapaan is situated at approximately 5.7265, 121.0057, in the island of Taluk. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 2.0 meters or 6.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tangkapaan does not share a common border with any barangay.

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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