Gasa, 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)713
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.9146, 123.1839 (7° 55' North, 123° 11' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level530.2 meters (1,739.5 feet)

Gasa is a barangay in the municipality of Lakewood, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 713. This represented 3.31% of the total population of Lakewood.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Gasa in the 2015 Census was 545 broken down into 137 households or an average of 3.98 members per household.

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Number of households in Gasa (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
4391074.10
6071205.06
5911185.01
6131344.57
6401265.08
5451373.98

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Gasa is 5 to 9, with 81 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Gasa by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1183.30%
1 to 47413.58%
5 to 98114.86%
10 to 145610.28%
15 to 19539.72%
20 to 24407.34%
25 to 29478.62%
30 to 34376.79%
35 to 39274.95%
40 to 44213.85%
45 to 49213.85%
50 to 54132.39%
55 to 59193.49%
60 to 6471.28%
65 to 69152.75%
70 to 7481.47%
75 to 7950.92%
80 and over30.55%
Total545100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 80.35
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.88
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 91.23
  • Median Age: 19.10

Historical population

The population of Gasa grew from 439 in 1990 to 713 in 2020, an increase of 274 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 5.82%, or an increase of 168 people, from the previous population of 545 in 2015.

Population of Gasa (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
439
6076.26%
591-0.57%
6130.51%
6401.58%
545-3.01%
7135.82%

Location

Gasa is situated at approximately 7.9146, 123.1839, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 530.2 meters or 1,739.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Gasa 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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