Datagan, Municipality of Siayan, Province of Zamboanga del Norte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
MunicipalitySiayan
Postal code7113
Population (2020)1,316
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.1760, 123.1480 (8° 11' North, 123° 9' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level260.5 meters (854.6 feet)

Datagan is a barangay in the municipality of Siayan, in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,316. This represented 3.63% of the total population of Siayan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Datagan in the 2015 Census was 1,110 broken down into 226 households or an average of 4.91 members per household.

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Number of households in Datagan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7711445.35
8891545.77
1,0131695.99
1,0791895.71
1,3332425.51
1,1102264.91

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Datagan is 10 to 14, with 161 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Datagan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1322.84%
1 to 413612.09%
5 to 915613.87%
10 to 1416114.31%
15 to 19776.84%
20 to 24867.64%
25 to 29908.00%
30 to 34564.98%
35 to 39736.49%
40 to 44706.22%
45 to 49474.18%
50 to 54363.20%
55 to 59272.40%
60 to 64363.20%
65 to 69161.42%
70 to 7470.62%
75 to 7970.62%
80 and over121.07%
Total1,125100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 81.1
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.02
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 88.12
  • Median Age: 20.03

Historical population

The population of Datagan grew from 771 in 1990 to 1,316 in 2020, an increase of 545 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.36%, or an increase of 191 people, from the previous population of 1,125 in 2015.

Population of Datagan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
771
8892.70%
1,0132.84%
1,0790.87%
1,3338.00%
1,125-3.18%
1,3163.36%

Location

Datagan is situated at approximately 8.1760, 123.1480, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 260.5 meters or 854.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Datagan 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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