Banucagon, Municipality of Pigcawayan, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityPigcawayan
Postal code9412
Population (2020)1,676
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.2550, 124.3968 (7° 15' North, 124° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level17.9 meters (58.7 feet)

Banucagon is a barangay in the municipality of Pigcawayan, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,676. This represented 2.32% of the total population of Pigcawayan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Banucagon in the 2015 Census was 1,410 broken down into 329 households or an average of 4.29 members per household.

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Number of households in Banucagon (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6521165.62
8571605.36
1,0792125.09
1,1312464.60
1,2282694.57
1,4103294.29

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Banucagon is 5 to 9, with 178 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 12 individuals.

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Population of Banucagon by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1271.91%
1 to 414610.35%
5 to 917812.62%
10 to 1414810.50%
15 to 1914310.14%
20 to 241077.59%
25 to 291299.15%
30 to 34825.82%
35 to 39997.02%
40 to 44634.47%
45 to 49604.26%
50 to 54654.61%
55 to 59584.11%
60 to 64332.34%
65 to 69312.20%
70 to 74161.13%
75 to 79130.92%
80 and over120.85%
Total1,410100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 59.48
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.58
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.06
  • Median Age: 22.94

Historical population

The population of Banucagon grew from 652 in 1990 to 1,676 in 2020, an increase of 1,024 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.70%, or an increase of 266 people, from the previous population of 1,410 in 2015.

Population of Banucagon (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
652
8575.26%
1,0795.06%
1,1310.65%
1,2283.04%
1,4102.67%
1,6763.70%

Location

Banucagon is situated at approximately 7.2550, 124.3968, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 17.9 meters or 58.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Banucagon 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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