Bas‑bas Proper, Municipality of Languyan, Province of Tawi-Tawi

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalityLanguyan
Postal code7509
Population (2020)1,338
Coordinates5.3357, 120.2400 (5° 20' North, 120° 14' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.2 meters (33.5 feet)

Bas‑bas Proper is a barangay in the municipality of Languyan, in the province of Tawi-Tawi. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,338. This represented 3.61% of the total population of Languyan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bas-bas Proper in the 2015 Census was 1,135 broken down into 216 households or an average of 5.25 members per household.

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Number of households in Bas-bas Proper (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9982134.69
1,0272494.12
1,5362615.89
1,8343185.77
1,4382745.25
1,1352165.25

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bas-bas Proper is 10 to 14, with 175 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Bas-bas Proper by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1232.03%
1 to 416114.19%
5 to 916414.45%
10 to 1417515.42%
15 to 19968.46%
20 to 2411710.31%
25 to 291109.69%
30 to 34756.61%
35 to 39625.46%
40 to 44343.00%
45 to 49403.52%
50 to 54312.73%
55 to 59211.85%
60 to 64121.06%
65 to 6990.79%
70 to 7440.35%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over10.09%
Total1,135100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 87.46
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 2.34
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 89.8
  • Median Age: 17.32

Historical population

The population of Bas-bas Proper grew from 998 in 1990 to 1,338 in 2020, an increase of 340 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.52%, or an increase of 203 people, from the previous population of 1,135 in 2015.

Population of Bas-bas Proper (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
998
1,0270.54%
1,5369.01%
1,8342.48%
1,438-8.47%
1,135-4.40%
1,3383.52%

Location

Bas‑bas Proper is situated at approximately 5.3357, 120.2400, in the island of Basbas. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.2 meters or 33.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bas‑bas Proper 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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