Mabas, Municipality of Lopez Jaena, Province of Misamis Occidental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceMisamis Occidental
MunicipalityLopez Jaena
Postal code7208
Population (2020)64
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.3992, 123.6392 (8° 24' North, 123° 38' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level822.2 meters (2,697.5 feet)

Mabas is a barangay in the municipality of Lopez Jaena, in the province of Misamis Occidental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 64. This represented 0.25% of the total population of Lopez Jaena.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Mabas in the 2015 Census was 92 broken down into 20 households or an average of 4.60 members per household.

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Number of households in Mabas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
60115.45
83155.53
103166.44
105234.57
66164.13
92204.60

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Mabas is 10 to 14, with 12 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 65 to 69, and 70 to 74, with 1 individual.

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Population of Mabas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 10.00%
1 to 477.61%
5 to 91111.96%
10 to 141213.04%
15 to 1977.61%
20 to 241010.87%
25 to 291111.96%
30 to 341010.87%
35 to 3944.35%
40 to 4422.17%
45 to 4944.35%
50 to 5455.43%
55 to 5933.26%
60 to 6444.35%
65 to 6911.09%
70 to 7411.09%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over0.00%
Total92100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.33
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 53.33
  • Median Age: 24.50

Historical population

The population of Mabas grew from 60 in 1990 to 64 in 2020, an increase of 4 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 7.35%, or a decrease of 28 people, from the previous population of 92 in 2015.

Population of Mabas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
60
836.27%
1034.74%
1050.27%
66-15.55%
926.53%
64-7.35%

Location

Mabas is situated at approximately 8.3992, 123.6392, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 822.2 meters or 2,697.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Mabas 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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