Dunguan, Municipality of Aleosan, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) (until 2019, now part of BARMM)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityAleosan
Postal code9415
Population (2020)3,285
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.0980, 124.5684 (7° 6' North, 124° 34' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.4 meters (27.6 feet)

Dunguan is a barangay in the municipality of Aleosan, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,285. This represented 7.83% of the total population of Aleosan.

On November 21, 2019, Dunguan was officially transferred to the jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Special Geographic Area (SGA), after majority of its residents voted to be included in the region during the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dunguan in the 2015 Census was 2,805 broken down into 589 households or an average of 4.76 members per household.

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Number of households in Dunguan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7611694.50
2,3274395.30
1,0602055.17
1,9833555.59
2,5444755.36
2,8055894.76

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dunguan is 5 to 9, with 386 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 11 individuals.

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Population of Dunguan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1873.10%
1 to 430110.73%
5 to 938613.76%
10 to 1438213.62%
15 to 1934212.19%
20 to 242629.34%
25 to 291926.84%
30 to 341756.24%
35 to 391415.03%
40 to 441264.49%
45 to 491294.60%
50 to 54933.32%
55 to 59702.50%
60 to 64321.14%
65 to 69210.75%
70 to 74110.39%
75 to 79170.61%
80 and over381.35%
Total2,805100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 74.01
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.57
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 79.58
  • Median Age: 18.60

Historical population

The population of Dunguan grew from 761 in 1990 to 3,285 in 2020, an increase of 2,524 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.38%, or an increase of 480 people, from the previous population of 2,805 in 2015.

Population of Dunguan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
761
2,32723.29%
1,060-15.51%
1,9839.02%
2,5709.90%
2,8051.68%
3,2853.38%

Location

Dunguan is situated at approximately 7.0980, 124.5684, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.4 meters or 27.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dunguan 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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