Purakan, Municipality of Linamon, Province of Lanao del Norte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceLanao del Norte
MunicipalityLinamon
Postal code9201
Population (2020)1,401
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.1583, 124.1620 (8° 9' North, 124° 10' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level237.1 meters (777.9 feet)

Purakan is a barangay in the municipality of Linamon, in the province of Lanao del Norte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,401. This represented 6.59% of the total population of Linamon.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Purakan in the 2015 Census was 1,081 broken down into 269 households or an average of 4.02 members per household.

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Number of households in Purakan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7251375.29
8461545.49
8841695.23
9471885.04
1,0622164.92
1,0812694.02

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Purakan is 20 to 24, with 119 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Purakan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1141.30%
1 to 41089.99%
5 to 911610.73%
10 to 141089.99%
15 to 1911010.18%
20 to 2411911.01%
25 to 2911810.92%
30 to 34857.86%
35 to 39524.81%
40 to 44403.70%
45 to 49494.53%
50 to 54433.98%
55 to 59383.52%
60 to 64444.07%
65 to 69141.30%
70 to 7490.83%
75 to 79100.93%
80 and over40.37%
Total1,081100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.57
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.3
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 54.87
  • Median Age: 23.55

Historical population

The population of Purakan grew from 725 in 1990 to 1,401 in 2020, an increase of 676 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 5.61%, or an increase of 320 people, from the previous population of 1,081 in 2015.

Population of Purakan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
725
8462.93%
8840.95%
9480.97%
1,0624.22%
1,0810.34%
1,4015.61%

Location

Purakan is situated at approximately 8.1583, 124.1620, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 237.1 meters or 777.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Purakan 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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