Tangngah, Municipality of Tandubas, Province of Tawi-Tawi

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalityTandubas
Postal code7502
Population (2020)2,140
Coordinates5.1355, 120.3467 (5° 8' North, 120° 21' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.0 meters (19.7 feet)

Tangngah, formerly Tangngah Ungus Matata, is a barangay in the municipality of Tandubas, in the province of Tawi-Tawi. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,140. This represented 6.24% of the total population of Tandubas.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tangngah in the 2015 Census was 1,991 broken down into 318 households or an average of 6.26 members per household.

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Number of households in Tangngah (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,6182825.74
1,3031697.71
1,6082456.56
1,9683166.23
1,8643026.17
1,9913186.26

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tangngah is 1 to 4, with 241 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Tangngah by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1522.61%
1 to 424112.10%
5 to 923411.75%
10 to 141989.94%
15 to 1922111.10%
20 to 2421710.90%
25 to 291809.04%
30 to 341206.03%
35 to 39884.42%
40 to 441035.17%
45 to 49864.32%
50 to 54894.47%
55 to 59733.67%
60 to 64391.96%
65 to 69301.51%
70 to 7450.25%
75 to 7980.40%
80 and over70.35%
Total1,991100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 59.62
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.11
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 63.73
  • Median Age: 21.14

Historical population

The population of Tangngah grew from 1,618 in 1990 to 2,140 in 2020, an increase of 522 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.53%, or an increase of 149 people, from the previous population of 1,991 in 2015.

Population of Tangngah (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,618
1,307-3.92%
1,6084.54%
1,9682.83%
1,864-1.96%
1,9911.26%
2,1401.53%

Location

Tangngah is situated at approximately 5.1355, 120.3467, in the island of Tandubas. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.0 meters or 19.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tangngah 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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