Las Navas, Municipality of Prosperidad, Province of Agusan del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionCaraga (Region XIII)
ProvinceAgusan del Sur
MunicipalityProsperidad
Postal code8500
Population (2020)1,715
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.5767, 125.9003 (8° 35' North, 125° 54' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level39.3 meters (128.9 feet)

Las Navas is a barangay in the municipality of Prosperidad, in the province of Agusan del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,715. This represented 1.94% of the total population of Prosperidad.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Las Navas in the 2015 Census was 1,785 broken down into 400 households or an average of 4.46 members per household.

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Number of households in Las Navas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,0321815.70
1,2852445.27
1,4382475.82
1,5622755.68
1,5353025.08
1,7854004.46

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age groups with the highest population in Las Navas are in the ranges 5 to 9, and 10 to 14, with 216 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Las Navas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1573.19%
1 to 420711.60%
5 to 921612.10%
10 to 1421612.10%
15 to 1920811.65%
20 to 241649.19%
25 to 291297.23%
30 to 34915.10%
35 to 39935.21%
40 to 44935.21%
45 to 49874.87%
50 to 54764.26%
55 to 59482.69%
60 to 64341.90%
65 to 69231.29%
70 to 74181.01%
75 to 79170.95%
80 and over80.45%
Total1,785100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 68.04
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.45
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 74.49
  • Median Age: 19.72

Historical population

The population of Las Navas grew from 1,032 in 1990 to 1,715 in 2020, an increase of 683 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.84%, or a decrease of 70 people, from the previous population of 1,785 in 2015.

Population of Las Navas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,032
1,2854.19%
1,4382.44%
1,5621.15%
1,535-0.63%
1,7852.91%
1,715-0.84%

Location

Las Navas is situated at approximately 8.5767, 125.9003, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 39.3 meters or 128.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Las Navas 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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