Lower Santo Niño, 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)1,404
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.0682, 123.4556 (8° 4' North, 123° 27' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level19.1 meters (62.7 feet)

Lower Santo Niño is a barangay in the municipality of Mahayag, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,404. This represented 2.91% of the total population of Mahayag.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lower Santo Niño in the 2015 Census was 1,451 broken down into 288 households or an average of 5.04 members per household.

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Number of households in Lower Santo Niño (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,3202505.28
1,4032635.33
1,3562475.49
1,3872755.04
1,4392914.95
1,4512885.04

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lower Santo Niño is 5 to 9, with 178 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Lower Santo Niño by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1181.24%
1 to 41369.37%
5 to 917812.27%
10 to 1417211.85%
15 to 1915810.89%
20 to 2414610.06%
25 to 291027.03%
30 to 34835.72%
35 to 39865.93%
40 to 44644.41%
45 to 49724.96%
50 to 54503.45%
55 to 59513.51%
60 to 64493.38%
65 to 69392.69%
70 to 74211.45%
75 to 79161.10%
80 and over100.69%
Total1,451100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.54
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.99
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.53
  • Median Age: 22.17

Historical population

The population of Lower Santo Niño grew from 1,320 in 1990 to 1,404 in 2020, an increase of 84 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.69%, or a decrease of 47 people, from the previous population of 1,451 in 2015.

Population of Lower Santo Niño (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,320
1,4031.15%
1,356-0.73%
1,3870.31%
1,4391.35%
1,4510.16%
1,404-0.69%

Location

Lower Santo Niño is situated at approximately 8.0682, 123.4556, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 19.1 meters or 62.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lower Santo Niño 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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