Disakan, Municipality of Manukan, Province of Zamboanga del Norte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
MunicipalityManukan
Postal code7110
Population (2020)1,892
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.4942, 123.0489 (8° 30' North, 123° 3' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.3 meters (30.5 feet)

Disakan is a barangay in the municipality of Manukan, in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,892. This represented 5.13% of the total population of Manukan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Disakan in the 2015 Census was 1,689 broken down into 367 households or an average of 4.60 members per household.

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Number of households in Disakan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
3,1125415.75
1,4292585.54
1,6192755.89
1,6953195.31
1,6513484.74
1,6893674.60

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Disakan is 5 to 9, with 227 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 21 individuals.

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Population of Disakan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1402.37%
1 to 41579.30%
5 to 922713.44%
10 to 1420912.37%
15 to 191569.24%
20 to 24925.45%
25 to 291036.10%
30 to 34975.74%
35 to 39885.21%
40 to 441036.10%
45 to 49965.68%
50 to 54824.85%
55 to 59573.37%
60 to 64603.55%
65 to 69482.84%
70 to 74321.89%
75 to 79211.24%
80 and over211.24%
Total1,689100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 67.77
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 13.06
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 80.83
  • Median Age: 23.02

Historical population

The population of Disakan fell from 3,112 in 1990 to 1,892 in 2020, a decrease of 1,220 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.42%, or an increase of 203 people, from the previous population of 1,689 in 2015.

Population of Disakan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
3,112
1,429-13.57%
1,6192.71%
1,6950.63%
1,651-0.95%
1,6890.43%
1,8922.42%

Location

Disakan is situated at approximately 8.4942, 123.0489, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.3 meters or 30.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Disakan 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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