Lower Salug Daku, Municipality of Mahayag, Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
MunicipalityMahayag
Postal code7026
Population (2020)2,366
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.1327, 123.4303 (8° 8' North, 123° 26' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level36.3 meters (119.1 feet)

Lower Salug Daku is a barangay in the municipality of Mahayag, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,366. This represented 4.90% of the total population of Mahayag.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lower Salug Daku in the 2015 Census was 2,163 broken down into 450 households or an average of 4.81 members per household.

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Number of households in Lower Salug Daku (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,7433175.50
1,8113305.49
1,9223585.37
1,7873704.83
2,1104125.12
2,1634504.81

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lower Salug Daku is 5 to 9, with 260 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 16 individuals.

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Population of Lower Salug Daku by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1592.66%
1 to 41818.17%
5 to 926011.74%
10 to 1424110.88%
15 to 1922710.25%
20 to 2423310.52%
25 to 291868.40%
30 to 341115.01%
35 to 391205.42%
40 to 441265.69%
45 to 491165.24%
50 to 541255.64%
55 to 59853.84%
60 to 64592.66%
65 to 69271.22%
70 to 74241.08%
75 to 79160.72%
80 and over190.86%
Total2,215100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 53.39
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.2
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 59.59
  • Median Age: 22.99

Historical population

The population of Lower Salug Daku grew from 1,743 in 1990 to 2,366 in 2020, an increase of 623 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.40%, or an increase of 151 people, from the previous population of 2,215 in 2015.

Population of Lower Salug Daku (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,743
1,8110.72%
1,9611.72%
1,809-1.11%
2,1566.60%
2,2150.52%
2,3661.40%

Location

Lower Salug Daku is situated at approximately 8.1327, 123.4303, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 36.3 meters or 119.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lower Salug Daku 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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