Batungan, Municipality of Tungawan, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
MunicipalityTungawan
Postal code7018
Population (2020)1,467
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.5414, 122.3416 (7° 32' North, 122° 20' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level69.3 meters (227.4 feet)

Batungan is a barangay in the municipality of Tungawan, in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,467. This represented 3.16% of the total population of Tungawan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Batungan in the 2015 Census was 1,565 broken down into 388 households or an average of 4.03 members per household.

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Number of households in Batungan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5291084.90
8081615.02
1,0472364.44
1,2342584.78
1,3913194.36
1,5653884.03

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Batungan is 5 to 9, with 216 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Batungan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1281.79%
1 to 419012.14%
5 to 921613.80%
10 to 1419412.40%
15 to 1915710.03%
20 to 241569.97%
25 to 291096.96%
30 to 34835.30%
35 to 391066.77%
40 to 44774.92%
45 to 49583.71%
50 to 54543.45%
55 to 59563.58%
60 to 64362.30%
65 to 69251.60%
70 to 7490.58%
75 to 7970.45%
80 and over40.26%
Total1,565100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70.4
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.04
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 75.44
  • Median Age: 19.92

Historical population

The population of Batungan grew from 529 in 1990 to 1,467 in 2020, an increase of 938 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.35%, or a decrease of 98 people, from the previous population of 1,565 in 2015.

Population of Batungan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
529
8749.86%
1,0473.95%
1,2342.29%
1,3914.46%
1,5652.27%
1,467-1.35%

Location

Batungan is situated at approximately 7.5414, 122.3416, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 69.3 meters or 227.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Batungan 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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