Datagan, Municipality of Guipos, Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
MunicipalityGuipos
Postal code7042
Population (2020)688
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.7709, 123.2835 (7° 46' North, 123° 17' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level343.9 meters (1,128.3 feet)

Datagan is a barangay in the municipality of Guipos, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 688. This represented 3.16% of the total population of Guipos.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Datagan in the 2015 Census was 652 broken down into 130 households or an average of 5.02 members per household.

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Number of households in Datagan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
357665.41
486984.96
5721145.02
7191444.99
7061345.27
6521305.02

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Datagan is 5 to 9, with 92 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Datagan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1111.69%
1 to 4588.90%
5 to 99214.11%
10 to 148112.42%
15 to 198813.50%
20 to 246910.58%
25 to 29395.98%
30 to 34304.60%
35 to 39243.68%
40 to 44304.60%
45 to 49406.13%
50 to 54263.99%
55 to 59243.68%
60 to 64111.69%
65 to 6991.38%
70 to 74101.53%
75 to 7981.23%
80 and over20.31%
Total652100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 63.52
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 71.13
  • Median Age: 19.77

Historical population

The population of Datagan grew from 357 in 1990 to 688 in 2020, an increase of 331 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.14%, or an increase of 36 people, from the previous population of 652 in 2015.

Population of Datagan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
357
4865.95%
5723.56%
7193.20%
706-0.66%
652-1.50%
6881.14%

Location

Datagan is situated at approximately 7.7709, 123.2835, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 343.9 meters or 1,128.3 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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