Santo Niño, Municipality of Arakan, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityArakan
Postal code9417
Population (2020)1,662
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.3380, 125.1720 (7° 20' North, 125° 10' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level529.9 meters (1,738.5 feet)

Santo Niño is a barangay in the municipality of Arakan, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,662. This represented 3.29% of the total population of Arakan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santo Niño in the 2015 Census was 1,570 broken down into 358 households or an average of 4.39 members per household.

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Number of households in Santo Niño (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8091475.50
9481735.48
1,3142605.05
1,3442645.09
1,3923064.55
1,5703584.39

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santo Niño is 5 to 9, with 234 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 80 and over, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Santo Niño by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1422.68%
1 to 417411.08%
5 to 923414.90%
10 to 1417611.21%
15 to 191368.66%
20 to 241288.15%
25 to 291117.07%
30 to 341117.07%
35 to 391066.75%
40 to 44825.22%
45 to 49714.52%
50 to 54563.57%
55 to 59452.87%
60 to 64392.48%
65 to 69191.21%
70 to 74130.83%
75 to 79140.89%
80 and over130.83%
Total1,570100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70.73
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.67
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 77.4
  • Median Age: 20.90

Historical population

The population of Santo Niño grew from 809 in 1990 to 1,662 in 2020, an increase of 853 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.21%, or an increase of 92 people, from the previous population of 1,570 in 2015.

Population of Santo Niño (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
809
9503.06%
1,3147.20%
1,3440.31%
1,3921.29%
1,5702.32%
1,6621.21%

Location

Santo Niño is situated at approximately 7.3380, 125.1720, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 529.9 meters or 1,738.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Santo Niño 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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