Nunguan, Municipality of Pikit, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) (until 2019, now part of BARMM)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityPikit
Postal code9409
Population (2020)5,380
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates7.1132, 124.6856 (7° 7' North, 124° 41' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level34.4 meters (112.9 feet)

Nunguan is a barangay in the municipality of Pikit, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 5,380. This represented 3.27% of the total population of Pikit.

On November 21, 2019, Nunguan was officially transferred to the jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Special Geographic Area (SGA), after majority of its residents voted to be included in the region during the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Nunguan in the 2015 Census was 4,569 broken down into 898 households or an average of 5.09 members per household.

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Number of households in Nunguan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,7143285.23
2,2094355.08
2,3614705.02
3,0885945.20
3,4677634.54
4,5698985.09

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Nunguan is 10 to 14, with 637 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 16 individuals.

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Population of Nunguan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11503.28%
1 to 456912.45%
5 to 962713.72%
10 to 1463713.94%
15 to 1959813.09%
20 to 244469.76%
25 to 293287.18%
30 to 342605.69%
35 to 392625.73%
40 to 442244.90%
45 to 491503.28%
50 to 541142.50%
55 to 59601.31%
60 to 64461.01%
65 to 69310.68%
70 to 74290.63%
75 to 79220.48%
80 and over160.35%
Total4,569100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 79.7
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 3.94
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 83.64
  • Median Age: 17.52

Historical population

The population of Nunguan grew from 1,714 in 1990 to 5,380 in 2020, an increase of 3,666 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.50%, or an increase of 811 people, from the previous population of 4,569 in 2015.

Population of Nunguan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,714
2,2094.87%
2,3611.44%
3,0883.77%
3,4674.30%
4,5695.39%
5,3803.50%

Location

Nunguan is situated at approximately 7.1132, 124.6856, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 34.4 meters or 112.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Nunguan 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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