Bubuan, Municipality of South Ubian, Province of Tawi-Tawi

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalitySouth Ubian
Postal code7504
Population (2020)683
Coordinates5.2656, 120.3770 (5° 16' North, 120° 23' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level30.3 meters (99.4 feet)

Bubuan is a barangay in the municipality of South Ubian, in the province of Tawi-Tawi. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 683. This represented 2.31% of the total population of South Ubian.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bubuan in the 2015 Census was 531 broken down into 104 households or an average of 5.11 members per household.

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Number of households in Bubuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
401834.83
432805.40
546906.07
6581096.04
5581095.12
5311045.11

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bubuan is 25 to 29, with 80 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Bubuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.32%
1 to 4448.29%
5 to 9366.78%
10 to 14387.16%
15 to 195911.11%
20 to 247013.18%
25 to 298015.07%
30 to 34254.71%
35 to 39193.58%
40 to 44264.90%
45 to 49407.53%
50 to 54254.71%
55 to 59224.14%
60 to 64101.88%
65 to 69142.64%
70 to 74122.26%
75 to 7940.75%
80 and over0.00%
Total531100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 33.24
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.98
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 41.22
  • Median Age: 25.72

Historical population

The population of Bubuan grew from 401 in 1990 to 683 in 2020, an increase of 282 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 5.44%, or an increase of 152 people, from the previous population of 531 in 2015.

Population of Bubuan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
401
4321.40%
5465.15%
6582.61%
558-5.82%
531-0.94%
6835.44%

Location

Bubuan is situated at approximately 5.2656, 120.3770. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 30.3 meters or 99.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bubuan does not share a common border with any barangay.

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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