Kauswagan, Municipality of Magpet, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityMagpet
Postal code9404
Population (2020)735
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.0870, 125.0956 (7° 5' North, 125° 6' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level243.1 meters (797.6 feet)

Kauswagan is a barangay in the municipality of Magpet, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 735. This represented 1.37% of the total population of Magpet.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Kauswagan in the 2015 Census was 642 broken down into 155 households or an average of 4.14 members per household.

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Number of households in Kauswagan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
440765.79
486865.65
408775.30
5291174.52
6281294.87
6421554.14

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Kauswagan is 10 to 14, with 79 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Kauswagan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1233.58%
1 to 47010.90%
5 to 96810.59%
10 to 147912.31%
15 to 19649.97%
20 to 24507.79%
25 to 29599.19%
30 to 34436.70%
35 to 39426.54%
40 to 44294.52%
45 to 49304.67%
50 to 54192.96%
55 to 59243.74%
60 to 64192.96%
65 to 6991.40%
70 to 7430.47%
75 to 7940.62%
80 and over71.09%
Total642100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 63.32
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.07
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69.39
  • Median Age: 21.70

Historical population

The population of Kauswagan grew from 440 in 1990 to 735 in 2020, an increase of 295 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.89%, or an increase of 93 people, from the previous population of 642 in 2015.

Population of Kauswagan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
440
4861.88%
408-3.68%
5293.65%
6286.44%
6420.42%
7352.89%

Location

Kauswagan is situated at approximately 7.0870, 125.0956, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 243.1 meters or 797.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Kauswagan 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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