Linguisan, Municipality of Tungawan, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
MunicipalityTungawan
Postal code7018
Population (2020)1,159
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.5444, 122.4738 (7° 33' North, 122° 28' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level12.0 meters (39.4 feet)

Linguisan is a barangay in the municipality of Tungawan, in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,159. This represented 2.49% of the total population of Tungawan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Linguisan in the 2015 Census was 1,088 broken down into 218 households or an average of 4.99 members per household.

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Number of households in Linguisan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
256505.12
427815.27
6641404.74
8541625.27
9511974.83
1,0882184.99

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Linguisan is 1 to 4, with 146 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Linguisan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1403.68%
1 to 414613.42%
5 to 914313.14%
10 to 1414012.87%
15 to 1911610.66%
20 to 2410910.02%
25 to 291039.47%
30 to 34585.33%
35 to 39413.77%
40 to 44343.13%
45 to 49413.77%
50 to 54373.40%
55 to 59211.93%
60 to 64181.65%
65 to 69100.92%
70 to 7490.83%
75 to 7950.46%
80 and over171.56%
Total1,088100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 81.14
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.09
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 88.23
  • Median Age: 18.23

Historical population

The population of Linguisan grew from 256 in 1990 to 1,159 in 2020, an increase of 903 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.34%, or an increase of 71 people, from the previous population of 1,088 in 2015.

Population of Linguisan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
256
42710.06%
6649.93%
8543.53%
9513.99%
1,0882.60%
1,1591.34%

Location

Linguisan is situated at approximately 7.5444, 122.4738, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 12.0 meters or 39.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Linguisan 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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