Laguitan, Municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityDatu Blah T. Sinsuat
Postal code9623
Population (2020)1,610
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.7599, 124.0476 (6° 46' North, 124° 3' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.7 meters (31.8 feet)

Laguitan is a barangay in the municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,610. This represented 5.70% of the total population of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Laguitan in the 2015 Census was 1,569 broken down into 306 households or an average of 5.13 members per household.

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Number of households in Laguitan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5451045.24
5941503.96
7061654.28
1,1022544.34
8251575.25
1,5693065.13

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Laguitan is 1 to 4, with 304 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Laguitan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1241.53%
1 to 430419.38%
5 to 929618.87%
10 to 1416010.20%
15 to 191217.71%
20 to 241328.41%
25 to 2918311.66%
30 to 34915.80%
35 to 39935.93%
40 to 44603.82%
45 to 49372.36%
50 to 54221.40%
55 to 59161.02%
60 to 64110.70%
65 to 6950.32%
70 to 7450.32%
75 to 7940.25%
80 and over50.32%
Total1,569100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 102.35
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.48
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 104.83
  • Median Age: 15.02

Historical population

The population of Laguitan grew from 545 in 1990 to 1,610 in 2020, an increase of 1,065 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.54%, or an increase of 41 people, from the previous population of 1,569 in 2015.

Population of Laguitan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
545
5941.63%
7063.77%
1,1026.33%
825-10.00%
1,56913.02%
1,6100.54%

Location

Laguitan is situated at approximately 6.7599, 124.0476, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.7 meters or 31.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Laguitan 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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