Maragusan, Municipality of Maragusan, Province of Davao de Oro

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionDavao Region (Region XI)
ProvinceDavao de Oro (Compostela Valley)
MunicipalityMaragusan
Postal code8808
Population (2020)15,488
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.3177, 126.1217 (7° 19' North, 126° 7' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level687.7 meters (2,256.2 feet)

Maragusan, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Maragusan, in the province of Davao de Oro. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 15,488. This represented 24.05% of the total population of Maragusan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Maragusan in the 2015 Census was 14,695 broken down into 3,532 households or an average of 4.16 members per household.

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Number of households in Maragusan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8,4011,5585.39
9,3371,8315.10
10,8162,1115.12
13,5492,8264.79
13,8903,1074.47
14,6953,5324.16

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Maragusan is 5 to 9, with 1,617 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 92 individuals.

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Population of Maragusan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 13492.37%
1 to 41,3208.95%
5 to 91,61710.97%
10 to 141,54710.49%
15 to 191,55910.58%
20 to 241,3929.44%
25 to 291,2428.43%
30 to 341,0757.29%
35 to 399256.28%
40 to 449066.15%
45 to 497715.23%
50 to 546584.46%
55 to 594793.25%
60 to 643392.30%
65 to 692251.53%
70 to 741501.02%
75 to 79950.64%
80 and over920.62%
Total14,741100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 51.71
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.01
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.72
  • Median Age: 23.51

Historical population

The population of Maragusan grew from 8,415 in 1990 to 15,488 in 2020, an increase of 7,073 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.05%, or an increase of 747 people, from the previous population of 14,741 in 2015.

Population of Maragusan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
8,415
9,3451.98%
10,8273.21%
13,5513.14%
13,9070.95%
14,7411.11%
15,4881.05%

Location

Maragusan is situated at approximately 7.3177, 126.1217, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 687.7 meters or 2,256.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Maragusan 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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