Santiago, Municipality of Loreto, Province of Dinagat Islands

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionCaraga (Region XIII)
ProvinceDinagat Islands
MunicipalityLoreto
Postal code8415
Population (2020)1,707
Philippine major island(s)Dinagat
Coordinates10.3625, 125.5849 (10° 22' North, 125° 35' East)

Santiago, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Loreto, in the province of Dinagat Islands. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,707. This represented 17.62% of the total population of Loreto.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santiago in the 2015 Census was 1,725 broken down into 372 households or an average of 4.64 members per household.

details
Number of households in Santiago (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2522265.54
1,2452395.21
1,4812775.35
1,6713524.75
1,5983844.16
1,7253724.64

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santiago is 5 to 9, with 242 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 16 individuals.

details
Population of Santiago by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1372.14%
1 to 41629.39%
5 to 924214.03%
10 to 1417810.32%
15 to 191347.77%
20 to 241327.65%
25 to 291247.19%
30 to 341277.36%
35 to 39854.93%
40 to 441066.14%
45 to 49804.64%
50 to 54754.35%
55 to 59724.17%
60 to 64633.65%
65 to 69452.61%
70 to 74261.51%
75 to 79211.22%
80 and over160.93%
Total1,725100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 62.02
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.82
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.84
  • Median Age: 24.15

Historical population

The population of Santiago grew from 1,252 in 1990 to 1,707 in 2020, an increase of 455 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.22%, or a decrease of 18 people, from the previous population of 1,725 in 2015.

Population of Santiago (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,252
1,2620.15%
1,4813.49%
1,6711.68%
1,598-1.61%
1,7251.47%
1,707-0.22%

Location

Santiago is situated at approximately 10.3625, 125.5849.


Adjacent barangays

Santiago 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.
(Back to top)