Canaan, Municipality of Liloy, Province of Zamboanga del Norte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
MunicipalityLiloy
Postal code7115
Population (2020)581
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.0979, 122.7034 (8° 6' North, 122° 42' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level58.2 meters (190.9 feet)

Canaan is a barangay in the municipality of Liloy, in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 581. This represented 1.38% of the total population of Liloy.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Canaan in the 2015 Census was 511 broken down into 120 households or an average of 4.26 members per household.

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Number of households in Canaan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
0
505985.15
457805.71
434865.05
5121134.53
5111204.26

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Canaan is 5 to 9, with 67 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Canaan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1214.11%
1 to 4489.39%
5 to 96713.11%
10 to 146312.33%
15 to 19448.61%
20 to 24387.44%
25 to 29244.70%
30 to 34326.26%
35 to 39407.83%
40 to 44295.68%
45 to 49326.26%
50 to 54193.72%
55 to 59122.35%
60 to 6481.57%
65 to 69142.74%
70 to 7481.57%
75 to 7971.37%
80 and over50.98%
Total511100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 71.58
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.23
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 83.81
  • Median Age: 21.64

Historical population

The population of Canaan grew from 505 in 1995 to 581 in 2020, an increase of 76 people over the course of 25 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.74%, or an increase of 70 people, from the previous population of 511 in 2015.

Population of Canaan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
505
457-2.12%
434-0.71%
5126.20%
511-0.04%
5812.74%

Location

Canaan is situated at approximately 8.0979, 122.7034, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 58.2 meters or 190.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Canaan 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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