Dinawehan, City of Gingoog, Province of Misamis Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceMisamis Oriental
CityGingoog
Postal code9014
Population (2020)601
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.7127, 125.1643 (8° 43' North, 125° 10' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level450.9 meters (1,479.3 feet)

Dinawehan is a barangay in the city of Gingoog, in the province of Misamis Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 601. This represented 0.44% of the total population of Gingoog.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dinawehan in the 2015 Census was 701 broken down into 154 households or an average of 4.55 members per household.

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Number of households in Dinawehan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7331355.43
6251125.58
6501195.46
6411245.17
6281294.87
7011544.55

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dinawehan is 5 to 9, with 106 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Dinawehan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1162.28%
1 to 47510.70%
5 to 910615.12%
10 to 148512.13%
15 to 19517.28%
20 to 24446.28%
25 to 29517.28%
30 to 34507.13%
35 to 39446.28%
40 to 44304.28%
45 to 49202.85%
50 to 54263.71%
55 to 59395.56%
60 to 64273.85%
65 to 69213.00%
70 to 7491.28%
75 to 7930.43%
80 and over40.57%
Total701100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 73.82
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.69
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 83.51
  • Median Age: 21.99

Historical population

The population of Dinawehan fell from 733 in 1990 to 601 in 2020, a decrease of 132 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 3.19%, or a decrease of 100 people, from the previous population of 701 in 2015.

Population of Dinawehan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
733
625-2.94%
6500.84%
641-0.19%
628-0.74%
7012.12%
601-3.19%

Location

Dinawehan is situated at approximately 8.7127, 125.1643, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 450.9 meters or 1,479.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dinawehan 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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