Damalasak, Municipality of Pagalungan, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityPagalungan
Postal code9610
Population (2020)2,882
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.0650, 124.6987 (7° 4' North, 124° 42' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level13.1 meters (43.0 feet)

Damalasak is a barangay in the municipality of Pagalungan, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,882. This represented 6.23% of the total population of Pagalungan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Damalasak in the 2015 Census was 2,549 broken down into 386 households or an average of 6.60 members per household.

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Number of households in Damalasak (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,5492925.30
1,6063644.41
1,6462995.51
1,8954404.31
2,3583846.14
2,5493866.60

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Damalasak is 20 to 24, with 343 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 17 individuals.

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Population of Damalasak by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1702.75%
1 to 42429.49%
5 to 92298.98%
10 to 142268.87%
15 to 1932512.75%
20 to 2434313.46%
25 to 292529.89%
30 to 341335.22%
35 to 391445.65%
40 to 441425.57%
45 to 491696.63%
50 to 54732.86%
55 to 59712.79%
60 to 64341.33%
65 to 69341.33%
70 to 74230.90%
75 to 79220.86%
80 and over170.67%
Total2,549100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 45.49
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.69
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 51.18
  • Median Age: 22.66

Historical population

The population of Damalasak grew from 1,549 in 1990 to 2,882 in 2020, an increase of 1,333 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.62%, or an increase of 333 people, from the previous population of 2,549 in 2015.

Population of Damalasak (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,549
1,6060.68%
1,6460.53%
1,8951.96%
2,3588.28%
2,5491.49%
2,8822.62%

Location

Damalasak is situated at approximately 7.0650, 124.6987, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 13.1 meters or 43.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Damalasak 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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