Sikatuna, 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)422
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.7559, 123.3127 (7° 45' North, 123° 19' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level182.5 meters (598.7 feet)

Sikatuna is a barangay in the municipality of Guipos, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 422. This represented 1.94% of the total population of Guipos.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sikatuna in the 2015 Census was 341 broken down into 81 households or an average of 4.21 members per household.

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Number of households in Sikatuna (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
178364.94
290585.00
285584.91
367834.42
342824.17
341814.21

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sikatuna is 10 to 14, with 39 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Sikatuna by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 192.64%
1 to 43710.85%
5 to 93710.85%
10 to 143911.44%
15 to 19339.68%
20 to 24267.62%
25 to 29257.33%
30 to 34185.28%
35 to 39267.62%
40 to 44247.04%
45 to 49174.99%
50 to 54164.69%
55 to 59113.23%
60 to 6461.76%
65 to 6972.05%
70 to 7441.17%
75 to 7941.17%
80 and over20.59%
Total341100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 60.4
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.42
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.82
  • Median Age: 22.98

Historical population

The population of Sikatuna grew from 178 in 1990 to 422 in 2020, an increase of 244 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.59%, or an increase of 81 people, from the previous population of 341 in 2015.

Population of Sikatuna (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
178
2909.58%
285-0.37%
3673.55%
342-2.54%
341-0.06%
4224.59%

Location

Sikatuna is situated at approximately 7.7559, 123.3127, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 182.5 meters or 598.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sikatuna 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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