Santo Niño, Municipality of Tukuran, Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
MunicipalityTukuran
Postal code7019
Population (2020)7,731
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.8488, 123.5791 (7° 51' North, 123° 35' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.5 meters (21.3 feet)

Santo Niño, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Tukuran, in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 7,731. This represented 18.22% of the total population of Tukuran.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santo Niño in the 2015 Census was 7,991 broken down into 1,523 households or an average of 5.25 members per household.

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Number of households in Santo Niño (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6,7641,1985.65
6,6901,2655.29
7,1031,5014.73
7,7431,6364.73
7,7891,7184.53
7,9911,5235.25

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santo Niño is 5 to 9, with 982 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 37 individuals.

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Population of Santo Niño by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11772.21%
1 to 47549.44%
5 to 998212.29%
10 to 1488211.04%
15 to 1983610.46%
20 to 247479.35%
25 to 295677.10%
30 to 345196.49%
35 to 395236.54%
40 to 444245.31%
45 to 494095.12%
50 to 543224.03%
55 to 592823.53%
60 to 642643.30%
65 to 691411.76%
70 to 74811.01%
75 to 79370.46%
80 and over440.55%
Total7,991100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.12
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.19
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 63.31
  • Median Age: 22.44

Historical population

The population of Santo Niño grew from 6,766 in 1990 to 7,731 in 2020, an increase of 965 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 260 people, from the previous population of 7,991 in 2015.

Population of Santo Niño (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
6,766
6,698-0.19%
7,1351.36%
7,7471.14%
7,7890.20%
7,9910.49%
7,731-0.69%

Location

Santo Niño is situated at approximately 7.8488, 123.5791, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.5 meters or 21.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

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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