Dagum, Municipality of Lakewood, Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
MunicipalityLakewood
Postal code7014
Population (2020)530
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.9184, 123.1424 (7° 55' North, 123° 9' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level420.6 meters (1,379.9 feet)

Dagum is a barangay in the municipality of Lakewood, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 530. This represented 2.46% of the total population of Lakewood.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dagum in the 2015 Census was 419 broken down into 86 households or an average of 4.87 members per household.

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Number of households in Dagum (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
88165.50
325655.00
426845.07
5681174.85
5281035.13
419864.87

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age groups with the highest population in Dagum are in the ranges 5 to 9, and 10 to 14, with 62 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1 individual.

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Population of Dagum by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1122.86%
1 to 46014.32%
5 to 96214.80%
10 to 146214.80%
15 to 195112.17%
20 to 24419.79%
25 to 29174.06%
30 to 34153.58%
35 to 39255.97%
40 to 44194.53%
45 to 49102.39%
50 to 54122.86%
55 to 5951.19%
60 to 64102.39%
65 to 6971.67%
70 to 7471.67%
75 to 7930.72%
80 and over10.24%
Total419100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 95.61
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.78
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 104.39
  • Median Age: 16.32

Historical population

The population of Dagum grew from 88 in 1990 to 530 in 2020, an increase of 442 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 5.07%, or an increase of 111 people, from the previous population of 419 in 2015.

Population of Dagum (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
88
32527.73%
4265.97%
5684.05%
528-2.62%
419-4.31%
5305.07%

Location

Dagum is situated at approximately 7.9184, 123.1424, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 420.6 meters or 1,379.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dagum 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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