Punta Blanca, 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)2,212
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.5139, 123.0640 (8° 31' North, 123° 4' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level14.3 meters (46.9 feet)

Punta Blanca is a barangay in the municipality of Manukan, in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,212. This represented 6.00% of the total population of Manukan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Punta Blanca in the 2015 Census was 2,092 broken down into 454 households or an average of 4.61 members per household.

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Number of households in Punta Blanca (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
0
1,7123365.10
2,0314025.05
2,0904105.10
2,1584604.69
2,0924544.61

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Punta Blanca is 5 to 9, with 287 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 17 individuals.

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Population of Punta Blanca by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1532.53%
1 to 41929.18%
5 to 928713.72%
10 to 1423311.14%
15 to 191959.32%
20 to 241386.60%
25 to 291326.31%
30 to 341115.31%
35 to 391396.64%
40 to 441245.93%
45 to 491135.40%
50 to 54894.25%
55 to 59864.11%
60 to 64763.63%
65 to 69432.06%
70 to 74452.15%
75 to 79190.91%
80 and over170.81%
Total2,092100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 63.59
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.31
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 73.9
  • Median Age: 23.12

Historical population

The population of Punta Blanca grew from 1,712 in 1995 to 2,212 in 2020, an increase of 500 people over the course of 25 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.18%, or an increase of 120 people, from the previous population of 2,092 in 2015.

Population of Punta Blanca (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,712
2,0433.86%
2,0900.31%
2,1691.36%
2,092-0.69%
2,2121.18%

Location

Punta Blanca is situated at approximately 8.5139, 123.0640, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 14.3 meters or 46.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Punta Blanca 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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