Purakan, Municipality of Balabagan, Province of Lanao del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceLanao del Sur
MunicipalityBalabagan
Postal code9302
Population (2020)1,100
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.5546, 124.1209 (7° 33' North, 124° 7' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level68.5 meters (224.7 feet)

Purakan is a barangay in the municipality of Balabagan, in the province of Lanao del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,100. This represented 3.68% of the total population of Balabagan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Purakan in the 2015 Census was 1,054 broken down into 219 households or an average of 4.81 members per household.

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Number of households in Purakan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2152095.81
1,4862256.60
1,5332406.39
1,9342886.72
1,4492795.19
1,0542194.81

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Purakan is 20 to 24, with 135 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Purakan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1201.90%
1 to 41049.87%
5 to 911510.91%
10 to 1412611.95%
15 to 1913212.52%
20 to 2413512.81%
25 to 29847.97%
30 to 34666.26%
35 to 39484.55%
40 to 44625.88%
45 to 49555.22%
50 to 54343.23%
55 to 59302.85%
60 to 64222.09%
65 to 69131.23%
70 to 7450.47%
75 to 7930.28%
80 and over0.00%
Total1,054100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 54.64
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.14
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.78
  • Median Age: 21.11

Historical population

The population of Purakan fell from 1,215 in 1990 to 1,100 in 2020, a decrease of 115 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.90%, or an increase of 46 people, from the previous population of 1,054 in 2015.

Population of Purakan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,215
1,4863.84%
1,5330.67%
1,9343.26%
1,449-9.98%
1,054-5.88%
1,1000.90%

Location

Purakan is situated at approximately 7.5546, 124.1209, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 68.5 meters or 224.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Purakan 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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