Aurora, Municipality of Santa Josefa, Province of Agusan del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionCaraga (Region XIII)
ProvinceAgusan del Sur
MunicipalitySanta Josefa
Postal code8512
Population (2020)2,969
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.0089, 126.0174 (8° 1' North, 126° 1' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level37.9 meters (124.3 feet)

Aurora is a barangay in the municipality of Santa Josefa, in the province of Agusan del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,969. This represented 11.23% of the total population of Santa Josefa.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Aurora in the 2015 Census was 2,651 broken down into 600 households or an average of 4.42 members per household.

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Number of households in Aurora (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9261715.42
2,4584795.13
2,3904655.14
2,7415085.40
2,3964964.83
2,6516004.42

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Aurora is 10 to 14, with 320 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 16 individuals.

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Population of Aurora by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1572.15%
1 to 42218.34%
5 to 928010.56%
10 to 1432012.07%
15 to 1928210.64%
20 to 2427210.26%
25 to 292047.70%
30 to 341646.19%
35 to 391575.92%
40 to 441365.13%
45 to 491585.96%
50 to 541194.49%
55 to 591094.11%
60 to 64692.60%
65 to 69371.40%
70 to 74291.09%
75 to 79160.60%
80 and over210.79%
Total2,651100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 52.57
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.17
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 58.74
  • Median Age: 23.04

Historical population

The population of Aurora grew from 926 in 1990 to 2,969 in 2020, an increase of 2,043 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.41%, or an increase of 318 people, from the previous population of 2,651 in 2015.

Population of Aurora (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
926
2,45820.07%
2,390-0.60%
2,7411.91%
2,396-4.78%
2,6511.94%
2,9692.41%

Location

Aurora is situated at approximately 8.0089, 126.0174, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 37.9 meters or 124.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Aurora 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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