Lake Lahit, Municipality of Lake Sebu, Province of South Cotabato

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupMindanao
RegionSOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
ProvinceSouth Cotabato
MunicipalityLake Sebu
Postal code9514
Population (2020)2,828
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Coordinates6.2537, 124.7171 (6° 15' North, 124° 43' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level680.4 meters (2,232.3 feet)

Lake Lahit is a barangay in the municipality of Lake Sebu, in the province of South Cotabato. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,828. This represented 3.48% of the total population of Lake Sebu.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lake Lahit in the 2015 Census was 2,331 broken down into 531 households or an average of 4.39 members per household.

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Number of households in Lake Lahit (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2632315.47
1,3582715.01
1,5603115.02
1,7343594.83
1,8484254.35
2,3315314.39

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lake Lahit is 5 to 9, with 301 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 14 individuals.

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Population of Lake Lahit by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1703.00%
1 to 427611.84%
5 to 930112.91%
10 to 1427511.80%
15 to 192219.48%
20 to 242309.87%
25 to 291777.59%
30 to 341496.39%
35 to 391647.04%
40 to 441004.29%
45 to 49954.08%
50 to 54933.99%
55 to 59572.45%
60 to 64281.20%
65 to 69371.59%
70 to 74230.99%
75 to 79210.90%
80 and over140.60%
Total2,331100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 70.17
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.23
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 77.4
  • Median Age: 20.49

Historical population

The population of Lake Lahit grew from 1,263 in 1990 to 2,828 in 2020, an increase of 1,565 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.15%, or an increase of 497 people, from the previous population of 2,331 in 2015.

Population of Lake Lahit (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,263
1,3581.37%
1,5603.02%
1,7341.47%
1,8482.34%
2,3314.52%
2,8284.15%

Location

Lake Lahit is situated at approximately 6.2537, 124.7171, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 680.4 meters or 2,232.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lake Lahit 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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