Sinunoc, City of Zamboanga

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
CityZamboanga City
Postal code7000
Population (2020)22,918
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.9337, 122.0021 (6° 56' North, 122° 0' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level11.1 meters (36.4 feet)

Sinunoc is a barangay in Zamboanga City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 22,918. This represented 2.35% of the total population of Zamboanga City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sinunoc in the 2015 Census was 16,507 broken down into 3,714 households or an average of 4.44 members per household.

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Number of households in Sinunoc (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5,7619965.78
6,7351,2805.26
9,4361,6815.61
15,8813,1735.01
16,9393,6604.63
16,5073,7144.44

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sinunoc is 10 to 14, with 1,905 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 72 individuals.

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Population of Sinunoc by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 13892.36%
1 to 41,4899.02%
5 to 91,80310.92%
10 to 141,90511.54%
15 to 191,87511.36%
20 to 241,66410.08%
25 to 291,2387.50%
30 to 341,1787.14%
35 to 391,0956.63%
40 to 449355.66%
45 to 498685.26%
50 to 546463.91%
55 to 595103.09%
60 to 643682.23%
65 to 692391.45%
70 to 741440.87%
75 to 79890.54%
80 and over720.44%
Total16,507100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 53.83
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.24
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 59.07
  • Median Age: 22.38

Historical population

The population of Sinunoc grew from 5,761 in 1990 to 22,918 in 2020, an increase of 17,157 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 7.15%, or an increase of 6,411 people, from the previous population of 16,507 in 2015.

Population of Sinunoc (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
5,761
6,7352.97%
9,4367.50%
15,9267.49%
16,9422.28%
16,507-0.49%
22,9187.15%

Location

Sinunoc is situated at approximately 6.9337, 122.0021, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 11.1 meters or 36.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sinunoc 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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