Lipakan, Municipality of Salug, Province of Zamboanga del Norte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
MunicipalitySalug
Postal code7114
Population (2020)1,198
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.1251, 122.8438 (8° 8' North, 122° 51' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.5 meters (27.9 feet)

Lipakan is a barangay in the municipality of Salug, in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,198. This represented 3.73% of the total population of Salug.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lipakan in the 2015 Census was 1,167 broken down into 269 households or an average of 4.34 members per household.

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Number of households in Lipakan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2182295.32
1,1412504.56
1,0872354.63
1,2521597.87
1,1562564.52
1,1672694.34

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lipakan is 10 to 14, with 188 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Lipakan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1231.97%
1 to 41089.25%
5 to 914312.25%
10 to 1418816.11%
15 to 191048.91%
20 to 24665.66%
25 to 29564.80%
30 to 34595.06%
35 to 39655.57%
40 to 44665.66%
45 to 49595.06%
50 to 54706.00%
55 to 59494.20%
60 to 64423.60%
65 to 69231.97%
70 to 74191.63%
75 to 79131.11%
80 and over141.20%
Total1,167100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 72.64
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.85
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 83.49
  • Median Age: 21.33

Historical population

The population of Lipakan fell from 1,218 in 1990 to 1,198 in 2020, a decrease of 20 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.55%, or an increase of 31 people, from the previous population of 1,167 in 2015.

Population of Lipakan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,218
1,141-1.22%
1,087-1.03%
1,2521.97%
1,156-2.86%
1,1670.18%
1,1980.55%

Location

Lipakan is situated at approximately 8.1251, 122.8438, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.5 meters or 27.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lipakan 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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