Paraiso, Municipality of Tulunan, Province of Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceCotabato
MunicipalityTulunan
Postal code9403
Population (2020)703
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.8416, 125.0586 (6° 50' North, 125° 4' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level378.6 meters (1,242.1 feet)

Paraiso is a barangay in the municipality of Tulunan, in the province of Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 703. This represented 1.15% of the total population of Tulunan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Paraiso in the 2015 Census was 760 broken down into 175 households or an average of 4.34 members per household.

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Number of households in Paraiso (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
191434.44
381755.08
5991234.87
7221724.20
6291474.28
7601754.34

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Paraiso is 5 to 9, with 96 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Paraiso by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1233.02%
1 to 48010.51%
5 to 99612.61%
10 to 14699.07%
15 to 197810.25%
20 to 24678.80%
25 to 29709.20%
30 to 34547.10%
35 to 39557.23%
40 to 44384.99%
45 to 49405.26%
50 to 54324.20%
55 to 59273.55%
60 to 64111.45%
65 to 6991.18%
70 to 7440.53%
75 to 7950.66%
80 and over30.39%
Total761100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 56.78
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.45
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 61.23
  • Median Age: 22.57

Historical population

The population of Paraiso grew from 191 in 1990 to 703 in 2020, an increase of 512 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.65%, or a decrease of 58 people, from the previous population of 761 in 2015.

Population of Paraiso (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
191
38113.81%
59910.19%
7222.61%
629-4.90%
7613.69%
703-1.65%

Location

Paraiso is situated at approximately 6.8416, 125.0586, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 378.6 meters or 1,242.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Paraiso 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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