Macasampen, Municipality of Guindulungan, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityGuindulungan
Postal code9628
Population (2020)2,945
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.9588, 124.3977 (6° 58' North, 124° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level37.5 meters (123.0 feet)

Macasampen is a barangay in the municipality of Guindulungan, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,945. This represented 11.81% of the total population of Guindulungan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Macasampen in the 2015 Census was 2,472 broken down into 365 households or an average of 6.77 members per household.

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Number of households in Macasampen (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2352335.30
1,3502754.91
1,4192096.79
2,4473576.85
1,5642286.86
2,4723656.77

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Macasampen is 5 to 9, with 409 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Macasampen by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1873.51%
1 to 430212.18%
5 to 940916.49%
10 to 1432713.19%
15 to 1931512.70%
20 to 2425210.16%
25 to 292178.75%
30 to 341425.73%
35 to 39983.95%
40 to 44883.55%
45 to 49793.19%
50 to 54602.42%
55 to 59421.69%
60 to 64311.25%
65 to 69160.65%
70 to 74100.40%
75 to 7930.12%
80 and over20.08%
Total2,480100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 84.97
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.34
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 87.31
  • Median Age: 16.83

Historical population

The population of Macasampen grew from 1,235 in 1990 to 2,945 in 2020, an increase of 1,710 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.68%, or an increase of 465 people, from the previous population of 2,480 in 2015.

Population of Macasampen (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,235
1,3501.68%
1,4191.07%
2,4477.80%
1,564-15.04%
2,4809.17%
2,9453.68%

Location

Macasampen is situated at approximately 6.9588, 124.3977, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 37.5 meters or 123.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Macasampen 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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