Tumaga, City of Zamboanga

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
CityZamboanga City
Postal code7000
Population (2020)33,399
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.9357, 122.0788 (6° 56' North, 122° 5' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level17.0 meters (55.8 feet)

Tumaga is a barangay in Zamboanga City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 33,399. This represented 3.42% of the total population of Zamboanga City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tumaga in the 2015 Census was 30,810 broken down into 6,833 households or an average of 4.51 members per household.

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Number of households in Tumaga (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
13,9912,5175.56
17,1903,3185.18
21,4724,4414.83
25,2345,3034.76
25,1705,3564.70
30,8106,8334.51

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tumaga is 15 to 19, with 3,296 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 188 individuals.

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Population of Tumaga by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 16752.19%
1 to 42,4417.92%
5 to 93,0279.82%
10 to 142,9509.57%
15 to 193,29610.69%
20 to 242,9599.60%
25 to 292,5678.33%
30 to 342,3487.62%
35 to 392,2007.14%
40 to 441,8375.96%
45 to 491,6245.27%
50 to 541,4264.63%
55 to 591,1783.82%
60 to 649493.08%
65 to 695951.93%
70 to 743341.08%
75 to 792300.75%
80 and over1880.61%
Total30,824100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 44.61
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 51.22
  • Median Age: 25.12

Historical population

The population of Tumaga grew from 13,991 in 1990 to 33,399 in 2020, an increase of 19,408 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.70%, or an increase of 2,575 people, from the previous population of 30,824 in 2015.

Population of Tumaga (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
13,991
17,1903.93%
21,4874.90%
25,2812.27%
25,184-0.14%
30,8243.92%
33,3991.70%

Location

Tumaga is situated at approximately 6.9357, 122.0788, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 17.0 meters or 55.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tumaga 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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