Tikwas, Municipality of Dumalinao, Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
MunicipalityDumalinao
Postal code7015
Population (2020)1,740
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.7827, 123.3546 (7° 47' North, 123° 21' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level214.6 meters (704.1 feet)

Tikwas is a barangay in the municipality of Dumalinao, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,740. This represented 5.28% of the total population of Dumalinao.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tikwas in the 2015 Census was 1,538 broken down into 337 households or an average of 4.56 members per household.

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Number of households in Tikwas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,0511965.36
1,0792194.93
1,1182165.18
1,2512714.62
1,4003014.65
1,5383374.56

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tikwas is 5 to 9, with 169 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 14 individuals.

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Population of Tikwas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1553.58%
1 to 41318.52%
5 to 916910.99%
10 to 1416410.66%
15 to 1915910.34%
20 to 241348.71%
25 to 291087.02%
30 to 34946.11%
35 to 391026.63%
40 to 44865.59%
45 to 49674.36%
50 to 54744.81%
55 to 59563.64%
60 to 64543.51%
65 to 69332.15%
70 to 74221.43%
75 to 79140.91%
80 and over161.04%
Total1,538100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 55.57
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.1
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.67
  • Median Age: 23.40

Historical population

The population of Tikwas grew from 1,051 in 1990 to 1,740 in 2020, an increase of 689 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.63%, or an increase of 202 people, from the previous population of 1,538 in 2015.

Population of Tikwas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,051
1,0790.49%
1,1180.76%
1,2511.56%
1,4004.18%
1,5381.81%
1,7402.63%

Location

Tikwas is situated at approximately 7.7827, 123.3546, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 214.6 meters or 704.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tikwas 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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