Balacanas, Municipality of Villanueva, Province of Misamis Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionNorthern Mindanao (Region X)
ProvinceMisamis Oriental
MunicipalityVillanueva
Postal code9002
Population (2020)71
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates8.5693, 124.7519 (8° 34' North, 124° 45' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level1.7 meters (5.6 feet)

Balacanas is a barangay in the municipality of Villanueva, in the province of Misamis Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 71. This represented 0.18% of the total population of Villanueva.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Balacanas in the 2015 Census was 486 broken down into 90 households or an average of 5.40 members per household.

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Number of households in Balacanas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,3892475.62
1,5623045.14
1,1182274.93
1,5903704.30
3751233.05
486905.40

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Balacanas is 30 to 34, with 505 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 1 individual.

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Population of Balacanas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 10.00%
1 to 40.00%
5 to 90.00%
10 to 140.00%
15 to 190.00%
20 to 242278.99%
25 to 2948619.26%
30 to 3450520.01%
35 to 3941916.60%
40 to 4431812.60%
45 to 492519.94%
50 to 541937.65%
55 to 59933.68%
60 to 64281.11%
65 to 6930.12%
70 to 740.00%
75 to 7910.04%
80 and over0.00%
Total2,524100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 0
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 0.16
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 0.16
  • Median Age: 35.53

Historical population

The population of Balacanas fell from 1,389 in 1990 to 71 in 2020, a decrease of 1,318 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 52.84%, or a decrease of 2,453 people, from the previous population of 2,524 in 2015.

Population of Balacanas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,389
1,5622.22%
1,118-6.92%
1,5904.98%
375-40.89%
2,52443.76%
71-52.84%

Location

Balacanas is situated at approximately 8.5693, 124.7519, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 1.7 meters or 5.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Balacanas 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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