Guitalos, Municipality of Midsalip, Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
MunicipalityMidsalip
Postal code7021
Population (2020)679
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.0585, 123.2473 (8° 4' North, 123° 15' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level479.6 meters (1,573.5 feet)

Guitalos is a barangay in the municipality of Midsalip, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 679. This represented 2.01% of the total population of Midsalip.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Guitalos in the 2015 Census was 485 broken down into 109 households or an average of 4.45 members per household.

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Number of households in Guitalos (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
495855.82
444994.48
6011195.05
6241165.38
6341245.11
4851094.45

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Guitalos is 5 to 9, with 69 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Guitalos by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.44%
1 to 45611.55%
5 to 96914.23%
10 to 146713.81%
15 to 195511.34%
20 to 24326.60%
25 to 29275.57%
30 to 34285.77%
35 to 39275.57%
40 to 44357.22%
45 to 49275.57%
50 to 54102.06%
55 to 59132.68%
60 to 64122.47%
65 to 69122.47%
70 to 7430.62%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over51.03%
Total485100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 74.81
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.52
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 82.33
  • Median Age: 18.95

Historical population

The population of Guitalos grew from 495 in 1990 to 679 in 2020, an increase of 184 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 7.34%, or an increase of 194 people, from the previous population of 485 in 2015.

Population of Guitalos (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
495
444-2.02%
6016.71%
6240.52%
6340.58%
485-4.97%
6797.34%

Location

Guitalos is situated at approximately 8.0585, 123.2473, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 479.6 meters or 1,573.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Guitalos 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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