Calayan, Municipality of Lantawan, Province of Basilan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceBasilan
MunicipalityLantawan
Postal code7301
Population (2020)558
Coordinates6.5883, 121.8359 (6° 35' North, 121° 50' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.0 meters (16.4 feet)

Calayan is a barangay in the municipality of Lantawan, in the province of Basilan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 558. This represented 1.80% of the total population of Lantawan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Calayan in the 2015 Census was 507 broken down into 83 households or an average of 6.11 members per household.

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Number of households in Calayan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
208434.84
300525.77
439656.75
7931555.12
452746.11
507836.11

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Calayan is 5 to 9, with 87 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Calayan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1112.17%
1 to 46112.03%
5 to 98717.16%
10 to 147314.40%
15 to 196112.03%
20 to 24377.30%
25 to 29367.10%
30 to 34387.50%
35 to 39254.93%
40 to 44254.93%
45 to 49254.93%
50 to 54112.17%
55 to 59101.97%
60 to 6420.39%
65 to 6920.39%
70 to 7410.20%
75 to 7910.20%
80 and over10.20%
Total507100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 85.93
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 1.85
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 87.78
  • Median Age: 16.76

Historical population

The population of Calayan grew from 208 in 1990 to 558 in 2020, an increase of 350 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.04%, or an increase of 51 people, from the previous population of 507 in 2015.

Population of Calayan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
208
3007.10%
4398.51%
7938.50%
452-18.50%
5072.21%
5582.04%

Location

Calayan is situated at approximately 6.5883, 121.8359, in the island of Basilan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.0 meters or 16.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Calayan 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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