Paatan Upper, Municipality of Kabacan, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityKabacan
Postal code9407
Population (2020)2,303
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.0729, 124.8492 (7° 4' North, 124° 51' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level17.7 meters (58.1 feet)

Paatan Upper is a barangay in the municipality of Kabacan, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,303. This represented 2.45% of the total population of Kabacan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Paatan Upper in the 2015 Census was 2,150 broken down into 603 households or an average of 3.57 members per household.

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Number of households in Paatan Upper (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,6162895.59
1,9063824.99
1,8173814.77
1,8894524.18
2,0145333.78
2,1506033.57

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Paatan Upper is 5 to 9, with 263 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 14 individuals.

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Population of Paatan Upper by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1442.05%
1 to 41728.00%
5 to 926312.23%
10 to 141949.02%
15 to 191748.09%
20 to 242029.40%
25 to 291697.86%
30 to 341697.86%
35 to 391496.93%
40 to 441376.37%
45 to 491205.58%
50 to 541044.84%
55 to 59914.23%
60 to 64693.21%
65 to 69381.77%
70 to 74241.12%
75 to 79140.65%
80 and over170.79%
Total2,150100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 48.63
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.72
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 55.35
  • Median Age: 25.77

Historical population

The population of Paatan Upper grew from 1,616 in 1990 to 2,303 in 2020, an increase of 687 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.46%, or an increase of 153 people, from the previous population of 2,150 in 2015.

Population of Paatan Upper (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,616
1,9063.14%
1,817-1.02%
1,8890.54%
2,0142.36%
2,1501.25%
2,3031.46%

Location

Paatan Upper is situated at approximately 7.0729, 124.8492, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 17.7 meters or 58.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Paatan Upper 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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