Recodo, City of Zamboanga

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
CityZamboanga City
Postal code7000
Population (2020)23,254
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.9541, 121.9625 (6° 57' North, 121° 58' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.0 meters (19.7 feet)

Recodo is a barangay in Zamboanga City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 23,254. This represented 2.38% of the total population of Zamboanga City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Recodo in the 2015 Census was 17,395 broken down into 4,126 households or an average of 4.22 members per household.

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Number of households in Recodo (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9,2571,8125.11
14,2943,0024.76
16,5913,2865.05
17,7343,3225.34
18,1323,9644.57
17,3954,1264.22

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Recodo is 5 to 9, with 2,067 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 58 individuals.

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Population of Recodo by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 14982.86%
1 to 41,79010.29%
5 to 92,06711.88%
10 to 141,87510.78%
15 to 191,86710.73%
20 to 241,91210.99%
25 to 291,4898.56%
30 to 341,2847.38%
35 to 391,0926.28%
40 to 449005.17%
45 to 497944.56%
50 to 546333.64%
55 to 594282.46%
60 to 643221.85%
65 to 692001.15%
70 to 741190.68%
75 to 79580.33%
80 and over670.39%
Total17,395100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.11
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.14
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.25
  • Median Age: 21.57

Historical population

The population of Recodo grew from 9,257 in 1990 to 23,254 in 2020, an increase of 13,997 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 6.30%, or an increase of 5,859 people, from the previous population of 17,395 in 2015.

Population of Recodo (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
9,257
14,2948.48%
16,5913.25%
17,7540.94%
18,1720.85%
17,395-0.83%
23,2546.30%

Location

Recodo is situated at approximately 6.9541, 121.9625, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.0 meters or 19.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Recodo 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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