Bongo Island, Municipality of Parang, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalityParang
Postal code9604
Population (2020)4,000
Philippine major island(s)Bongo
Coordinates7.3396, 124.0318 (7° 20' North, 124° 2' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.4 meters (34.1 feet)

Bongo Island, formerly Litayen, is a barangay in the municipality of Parang, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 4,000. This represented 3.89% of the total population of Parang.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bongo Island in the 2015 Census was 3,421 broken down into 567 households or an average of 6.03 members per household.

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Number of households in Bongo Island (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
3,5085945.91
3,0536504.70
4,5636007.61
5,3158786.05
4,8918106.04
3,4215676.03

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bongo Island is 5 to 9, with 475 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Bongo Island by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11123.27%
1 to 444412.98%
5 to 947513.88%
10 to 1441512.13%
15 to 1934910.20%
20 to 242697.86%
25 to 292286.66%
30 to 342437.10%
35 to 392497.28%
40 to 442246.55%
45 to 491885.50%
50 to 54812.37%
55 to 59501.46%
60 to 64551.61%
65 to 69250.73%
70 to 740.00%
75 to 7970.20%
80 and over70.20%
Total3,421100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 74.69
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.01
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.7
  • Median Age: 18.79

Historical population

The population of Bongo Island grew from 3,508 in 1990 to 4,000 in 2020, an increase of 492 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.35%, or an increase of 579 people, from the previous population of 3,421 in 2015.

Population of Bongo Island (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
3,508
3,067-2.49%
4,5638.89%
5,3152.13%
4,891-2.98%
3,421-6.58%
4,0003.35%

Location

Bongo Island is situated at approximately 7.3396, 124.0318, in the island of Bongo. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.4 meters or 34.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bongo Island 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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