Bulaan, Municipality of Buug, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
MunicipalityBuug
Postal code7009
Population (2020)476
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.7503, 123.0786 (7° 45' North, 123° 5' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level117.0 meters (383.9 feet)

Bulaan is a barangay in the municipality of Buug, in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 476. This represented 1.24% of the total population of Buug.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bulaan in the 2015 Census was 408 broken down into 91 households or an average of 4.48 members per household.

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Number of households in Bulaan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
374735.12
5631164.85
432944.60
426855.01
387884.40
408914.48

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bulaan is 5 to 9, with 63 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Bulaan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 161.47%
1 to 44511.03%
5 to 96315.44%
10 to 146114.95%
15 to 19389.31%
20 to 24358.58%
25 to 29245.88%
30 to 34204.90%
35 to 39286.86%
40 to 44215.15%
45 to 49204.90%
50 to 54184.41%
55 to 5981.96%
60 to 6471.72%
65 to 6951.23%
70 to 7451.23%
75 to 7940.98%
80 and over0.00%
Total408100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 79.91
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.39
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 86.3
  • Median Age: 18.82

Historical population

The population of Bulaan grew from 374 in 1990 to 476 in 2020, an increase of 102 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.30%, or an increase of 68 people, from the previous population of 408 in 2015.

Population of Bulaan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
374
5637.96%
432-5.52%
426-0.19%
387-3.43%
4081.01%
4763.30%

Location

Bulaan is situated at approximately 7.7503, 123.0786, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 117.0 meters or 383.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bulaan 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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