Curuan, City of Zamboanga

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
CityZamboanga City
Postal code7000
Population (2020)11,954
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.2051, 122.2284 (7° 12' North, 122° 14' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level12.3 meters (40.4 feet)

Curuan is a barangay in Zamboanga City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 11,954. This represented 1.22% of the total population of Zamboanga City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Curuan in the 2015 Census was 8,761 broken down into 2,081 households or an average of 4.21 members per household.

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Number of households in Curuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6,9161,3375.17
5,8481,2514.67
6,2541,2894.85
5,9201,1125.32
7,3781,6344.52
8,7612,0814.21

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Curuan is 5 to 9, with 1,105 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 51 individuals.

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Population of Curuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 12212.51%
1 to 490310.27%
5 to 91,10512.56%
10 to 1495610.87%
15 to 198449.60%
20 to 247959.04%
25 to 296297.15%
30 to 346307.16%
35 to 394855.51%
40 to 444995.67%
45 to 494004.55%
50 to 544114.67%
55 to 593133.56%
60 to 642182.48%
65 to 691701.93%
70 to 74881.00%
75 to 79780.89%
80 and over510.58%
Total8,796100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 60.97
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.41
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.38
  • Median Age: 22.32

Historical population

The population of Curuan grew from 6,922 in 1990 to 11,954 in 2020, an increase of 5,032 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 6.67%, or an increase of 3,158 people, from the previous population of 8,796 in 2015.

Population of Curuan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
6,922
5,848-3.11%
6,2591.47%
5,920-0.77%
7,3788.34%
8,7963.40%
11,9546.67%

Location

Curuan is situated at approximately 7.2051, 122.2284, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 12.3 meters or 40.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Curuan 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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