Tetuan, City of Zamboanga

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
CityZamboanga City
Postal code7000
Population (2020)29,621
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.9180, 122.0901 (6° 55' North, 122° 5' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level11.7 meters (38.4 feet)

Tetuan is a barangay in Zamboanga City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 29,621. This represented 3.03% of the total population of Zamboanga City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tetuan in the 2015 Census was 29,568 broken down into 7,351 households or an average of 4.02 members per household.

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Number of households in Tetuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
25,7614,8065.36
28,7565,6075.13
28,6625,7055.02
29,0556,3724.56
28,9756,5574.42
29,5687,3514.02

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tetuan is 15 to 19, with 3,357 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 287 individuals.

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Population of Tetuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 15461.83%
1 to 42,0116.75%
5 to 92,4828.33%
10 to 142,6388.86%
15 to 193,35711.27%
20 to 243,08610.36%
25 to 292,4728.30%
30 to 342,2587.58%
35 to 392,0076.74%
40 to 441,8006.04%
45 to 491,5285.13%
50 to 541,4784.96%
55 to 591,2924.34%
60 to 641,1063.71%
65 to 697652.57%
70 to 743841.29%
75 to 792880.97%
80 and over2870.96%
Total29,785100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 37.66
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.46
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 46.12
  • Median Age: 26.56

Historical population

The population of Tetuan grew from 25,791 in 1990 to 29,621 in 2020, an increase of 3,830 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.12%, or a decrease of 164 people, from the previous population of 29,785 in 2015.

Population of Tetuan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
25,791
28,8052.09%
28,731-0.06%
29,0550.15%
29,0820.03%
29,7850.46%
29,621-0.12%

Location

Tetuan is situated at approximately 6.9180, 122.0901, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 11.7 meters or 38.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tetuan 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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