Dado, Municipality of Alamada, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityAlamada
Postal code9413
Population (2020)11,912
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.5063, 124.5243 (7° 30' North, 124° 31' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level511.2 meters (1,677.1 feet)

Dado is a barangay in the municipality of Alamada, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 11,912. This represented 17.35% of the total population of Alamada.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dado in the 2015 Census was 11,799 broken down into 2,912 households or an average of 4.05 members per household.

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Number of households in Dado (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5,9421,0335.75
5,3299905.38
4,7368815.38
7,8091,6174.83
9,6142,0394.72
11,7992,9124.05

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dado is 5 to 9, with 1,472 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 40 individuals.

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Population of Dado by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 13192.70%
1 to 41,1619.84%
5 to 91,47212.47%
10 to 141,30911.09%
15 to 191,37711.67%
20 to 241,20010.17%
25 to 299598.13%
30 to 347906.69%
35 to 396945.88%
40 to 446295.33%
45 to 494804.07%
50 to 544433.75%
55 to 593603.05%
60 to 642582.19%
65 to 691291.09%
70 to 741170.99%
75 to 79630.53%
80 and over400.34%
Total11,800100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 59.26
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.85
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.11
  • Median Age: 21.09

Historical population

The population of Dado grew from 5,942 in 1990 to 11,912 in 2020, an increase of 5,970 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.20%, or an increase of 112 people, from the previous population of 11,800 in 2015.

Population of Dado (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
5,942
5,329-2.02%
4,736-2.50%
7,8097.14%
9,7338.35%
11,8003.73%
11,9120.20%

Location

Dado is situated at approximately 7.5063, 124.5243, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 511.2 meters or 1,677.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dado 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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