Buluan, Municipality of Pigcawayan, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityPigcawayan
Postal code9412
Population (2020)1,348
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.2973, 124.4155 (7° 18' North, 124° 25' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level13.1 meters (43.0 feet)

Buluan is a barangay in the municipality of Pigcawayan, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,348. This represented 1.86% of the total population of Pigcawayan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Buluan in the 2015 Census was 1,153 broken down into 304 households or an average of 3.79 members per household.

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Number of households in Buluan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9101595.72
8491625.24
1,0292055.02
1,0702374.51
1,0512474.26
1,1533043.79

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Buluan is 5 to 9, with 117 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Buluan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1242.08%
1 to 41018.76%
5 to 911710.15%
10 to 141059.11%
15 to 191059.11%
20 to 24927.98%
25 to 291018.76%
30 to 341099.45%
35 to 39776.68%
40 to 44544.68%
45 to 49675.81%
50 to 54645.55%
55 to 59524.51%
60 to 64353.04%
65 to 69181.56%
70 to 74151.30%
75 to 7990.78%
80 and over80.69%
Total1,153100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 45.9
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.61
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.51
  • Median Age: 26.61

Historical population

The population of Buluan grew from 910 in 1990 to 1,348 in 2020, an increase of 438 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.34%, or an increase of 195 people, from the previous population of 1,153 in 2015.

Population of Buluan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
910
849-1.29%
1,0294.21%
1,0700.54%
1,051-0.65%
1,1531.78%
1,3483.34%

Location

Buluan is situated at approximately 7.2973, 124.4155, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 13.1 meters or 43.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Buluan 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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