Upper Potongan, Municipality of Concepcion, Province of Misamis Occidental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceMisamis Occidental
MunicipalityConcepcion
Postal code7213
Population (2020)643
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.4179, 123.6138 (8° 25' North, 123° 37' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level724.1 meters (2,375.6 feet)

Upper Potongan is a barangay in the municipality of Concepcion, in the province of Misamis Occidental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 643. This represented 6.90% of the total population of Concepcion.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Upper Potongan in the 2015 Census was 669 broken down into 169 households or an average of 3.96 members per household.

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Number of households in Upper Potongan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
103205.15
145373.92
219474.66
182345.35
168344.94
6691693.96

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Upper Potongan is 20 to 24, with 85 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 1 individual.

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Population of Upper Potongan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 110.14%
1 to 4679.67%
5 to 97610.97%
10 to 14598.51%
15 to 197410.68%
20 to 248512.27%
25 to 29608.66%
30 to 34699.96%
35 to 39588.37%
40 to 44385.48%
45 to 49365.19%
50 to 54304.33%
55 to 59142.02%
60 to 64111.59%
65 to 6940.58%
70 to 7440.58%
75 to 7930.43%
80 and over40.58%
Total693100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 42.74
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.16
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 45.9
  • Median Age: 24.09

Historical population

The population of Upper Potongan grew from 103 in 1990 to 643 in 2020, an increase of 540 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.56%, or a decrease of 50 people, from the previous population of 693 in 2015.

Population of Upper Potongan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
103
1456.62%
2199.24%
182-2.52%
168-2.87%
69330.97%
643-1.56%

Location

Upper Potongan is situated at approximately 8.4179, 123.6138, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 724.1 meters or 2,375.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Upper Potongan 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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