Bulanza, Municipality of Lantawan, Province of Basilan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceBasilan
MunicipalityLantawan
Postal code7301
Population (2020)864
Philippine major island(s)Basilan
Coordinates6.6502, 121.8741 (6° 39' North, 121° 52' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.0 meters (23.0 feet)

Bulanza is a barangay in the municipality of Lantawan, in the province of Basilan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 864. This represented 2.78% of the total population of Lantawan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bulanza in the 2015 Census was 771 broken down into 123 households or an average of 6.27 members per household.

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Number of households in Bulanza (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
418835.04
7511505.01
310704.43
4651433.25
6051025.93
7711236.27

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bulanza is 10 to 14, with 101 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, and 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Bulanza by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 130.39%
1 to 4709.08%
5 to 99512.32%
10 to 1410113.10%
15 to 198711.28%
20 to 249312.06%
25 to 29759.73%
30 to 34445.71%
35 to 39405.19%
40 to 44384.93%
45 to 49445.71%
50 to 54364.67%
55 to 59151.95%
60 to 64151.95%
65 to 6981.04%
70 to 7440.52%
75 to 7930.39%
80 and over0.00%
Total771100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 55.24
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.08
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 58.32
  • Median Age: 21.59

Historical population

The population of Bulanza grew from 418 in 1990 to 864 in 2020, an increase of 446 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.43%, or an increase of 93 people, from the previous population of 771 in 2015.

Population of Bulanza (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
418
75111.60%
310-17.28%
4655.75%
60510.05%
7714.72%
8642.43%

Location

Bulanza is situated at approximately 6.6502, 121.8741, in the island of Basilan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.0 meters or 23.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bulanza 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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