Barra, Municipality of Opol, Province of Misamis Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceMisamis Oriental
MunicipalityOpol
Postal code9016
Population (2020)14,823
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.5084, 124.6072 (8° 31' North, 124° 36' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.7 meters (25.3 feet)

Barra is a barangay in the municipality of Opol, in the province of Misamis Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 14,823. This represented 22.35% of the total population of Opol.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Barra in the 2015 Census was 14,651 broken down into 2,994 households or an average of 4.89 members per household.

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Number of households in Barra (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,4344505.41
2,8875725.05
11,4282,5564.47
13,2902,7534.83
14,2943,0744.65
14,6512,9944.89

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Barra is 15 to 19, with 1,653 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 44 individuals.

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Population of Barra by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 12661.81%
1 to 41,0947.46%
5 to 91,4029.56%
10 to 141,49210.17%
15 to 191,65311.27%
20 to 241,60010.91%
25 to 291,4309.75%
30 to 349926.76%
35 to 399366.38%
40 to 448445.76%
45 to 499066.18%
50 to 547375.03%
55 to 595583.80%
60 to 643522.40%
65 to 692131.45%
70 to 74850.58%
75 to 79610.42%
80 and over440.30%
Total14,665100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 42.51
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.03
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 46.54
  • Median Age: 24.45

Historical population

The population of Barra grew from 2,434 in 1990 to 14,823 in 2020, an increase of 12,389 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.23%, or an increase of 158 people, from the previous population of 14,665 in 2015.

Population of Barra (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,434
2,8873.25%
11,42834.31%
13,3262.14%
14,3342.69%
14,6650.44%
14,8230.23%

Location

Barra is situated at approximately 8.5084, 124.6072, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.7 meters or 25.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Barra 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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