Bucayan, Municipality of Dumingag, Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
MunicipalityDumingag
Postal code7028
Population (2020)641
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.1365, 123.3139 (8° 8' North, 123° 19' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level55.0 meters (180.4 feet)

Bucayan is a barangay in the municipality of Dumingag, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 641. This represented 1.31% of the total population of Dumingag.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bucayan in the 2015 Census was 599 broken down into 130 households or an average of 4.61 members per household.

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Number of households in Bucayan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
407844.85
5541194.66
4841014.79
5291184.48
6471414.59
5991304.61

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bucayan is 5 to 9, with 77 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 65 to 69, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Bucayan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1152.50%
1 to 47011.69%
5 to 97712.85%
10 to 147111.85%
15 to 196711.19%
20 to 24457.51%
25 to 29427.01%
30 to 34284.67%
35 to 39284.67%
40 to 44254.17%
45 to 49325.34%
50 to 54305.01%
55 to 59294.84%
60 to 64244.01%
65 to 6930.50%
70 to 7440.67%
75 to 7950.83%
80 and over40.67%
Total599100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 66.57
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.57
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 71.14
  • Median Age: 19.96

Historical population

The population of Bucayan grew from 407 in 1990 to 641 in 2020, an increase of 234 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.44%, or an increase of 42 people, from the previous population of 599 in 2015.

Population of Bucayan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
407
5545.95%
484-2.85%
5291.23%
6477.60%
599-1.46%
6411.44%

Location

Bucayan is situated at approximately 8.1365, 123.3139, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 55.0 meters or 180.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bucayan 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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