Pigkelegan, Municipality of Sultan Kudarat, Province of Maguindanao

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceMaguindanao
MunicipalitySultan Kudarat
Postal code9605
Population (2020)2,937
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.2276, 124.3326 (7° 14' North, 124° 20' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level19.9 meters (65.3 feet)

Pigkelegan, formerly Ibotegen, is a barangay in the municipality of Sultan Kudarat, in the province of Maguindanao. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,937. This represented 2.79% of the total population of Sultan Kudarat.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Pigkelegan in the 2015 Census was 2,713 broken down into 475 households or an average of 5.71 members per household.

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Number of households in Pigkelegan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,6795884.56
2,7056843.95
3,1796524.88
6,0609186.60
3,5196155.72
2,7134755.71

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Pigkelegan is 5 to 9, with 358 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 11 individuals.

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Population of Pigkelegan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1843.10%
1 to 431011.43%
5 to 935813.20%
10 to 1432211.87%
15 to 1931411.57%
20 to 242398.81%
25 to 291856.82%
30 to 341636.01%
35 to 391585.82%
40 to 441244.57%
45 to 491164.28%
50 to 541274.68%
55 to 59752.76%
60 to 64632.32%
65 to 69291.07%
70 to 74210.77%
75 to 79110.41%
80 and over140.52%
Total2,713100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 68.67
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.8
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 73.47
  • Median Age: 19.50

Historical population

The population of Pigkelegan grew from 2,679 in 1990 to 2,937 in 2020, an increase of 258 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.68%, or an increase of 224 people, from the previous population of 2,713 in 2015.

Population of Pigkelegan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,679
2,7050.18%
3,1793.52%
6,0609.31%
3,519-17.95%
2,713-4.83%
2,9371.68%

Location

Pigkelegan is situated at approximately 7.2276, 124.3326, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 19.9 meters or 65.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Pigkelegan 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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