Cabgan, Municipality of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
MunicipalityTambulig
Postal code7025
Population (2020)1,659
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.9969, 123.6608 (7° 60' North, 123° 40' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level3.0 meters (9.8 feet)

Cabgan is a barangay in the municipality of Tambulig, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,659. This represented 4.43% of the total population of Tambulig.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cabgan in the 2015 Census was 1,884 broken down into 389 households or an average of 4.84 members per household.

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Number of households in Cabgan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,3542395.67
1,4372615.51
1,7963415.27
1,9563575.48
1,9874214.72
1,8843894.84

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cabgan is 5 to 9, with 245 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Cabgan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1492.60%
1 to 41849.77%
5 to 924513.00%
10 to 1422211.78%
15 to 1920110.67%
20 to 241849.77%
25 to 291678.86%
30 to 341216.42%
35 to 391236.53%
40 to 44914.83%
45 to 49914.83%
50 to 54723.82%
55 to 59462.44%
60 to 64301.59%
65 to 69261.38%
70 to 74150.80%
75 to 7980.42%
80 and over90.48%
Total1,884100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 62.17
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.15
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 67.32
  • Median Age: 21.11

Historical population

The population of Cabgan grew from 1,354 in 1990 to 1,659 in 2020, an increase of 305 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 2.64%, or a decrease of 225 people, from the previous population of 1,884 in 2015.

Population of Cabgan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,354
1,4371.12%
1,7964.90%
1,9561.18%
1,9870.57%
1,884-1.01%
1,659-2.64%

Location

Cabgan is situated at approximately 7.9969, 123.6608, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 3.0 meters or 9.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cabgan 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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