Punong Grande, Municipality of Banga, Province of South Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceSouth Cotabato
MunicipalityBanga
Postal code9511
Population (2020)3,687
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.4495, 124.7538 (6° 27' North, 124° 45' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level140.9 meters (462.3 feet)

Punong Grande, formerly Barrio 2, is a barangay in the municipality of Banga, in the province of South Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,687. This represented 4.14% of the total population of Banga.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Punong Grande in the 2015 Census was 3,508 broken down into 911 households or an average of 3.85 members per household.

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Number of households in Punong Grande (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,4814245.85
2,7215125.31
2,9855925.04
3,2257384.37
3,2927364.47
3,5089113.85

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Punong Grande is 5 to 9, with 365 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 32 individuals.

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Population of Punong Grande by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1862.45%
1 to 43439.78%
5 to 936510.40%
10 to 143179.04%
15 to 193148.95%
20 to 243179.04%
25 to 293199.09%
30 to 342376.76%
35 to 392326.61%
40 to 441835.22%
45 to 491965.59%
50 to 541714.87%
55 to 591193.39%
60 to 641143.25%
65 to 69702.00%
70 to 74581.65%
75 to 79320.91%
80 and over351.00%
Total3,508100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.45
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.86
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 59.31
  • Median Age: 25.19

Historical population

The population of Punong Grande grew from 2,481 in 1990 to 3,687 in 2020, an increase of 1,206 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.05%, or an increase of 179 people, from the previous population of 3,508 in 2015.

Population of Punong Grande (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,481
2,7211.74%
2,9852.01%
3,2251.07%
3,2920.75%
3,5081.22%
3,6871.05%

Location

Punong Grande is situated at approximately 6.4495, 124.7538, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 140.9 meters or 462.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Punong Grande 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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