Palay, Municipality of Batan, Province of Aklan

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceAklan
MunicipalityBatan
Postal code5615
Population (2020)1,460
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates11.5574, 122.5162 (11° 33' North, 122° 31' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.8 meters (35.4 feet)

Palay is a barangay in the municipality of Batan, in the province of Aklan. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,460. This represented 4.36% of the total population of Batan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Palay in the 2015 Census was 1,371 broken down into 383 households or an average of 3.58 members per household.

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Number of households in Palay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2252644.64
1,2532884.35
1,3343074.35
1,3853264.25
1,4533524.13
1,3713833.58

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Palay is 10 to 14, with 162 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 18 individuals.

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Population of Palay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1181.31%
1 to 4967.00%
5 to 915711.45%
10 to 1416211.82%
15 to 191259.12%
20 to 24836.05%
25 to 29614.45%
30 to 34846.13%
35 to 39896.49%
40 to 44755.47%
45 to 49745.40%
50 to 54785.69%
55 to 59644.67%
60 to 64433.14%
65 to 69453.28%
70 to 74362.63%
75 to 79433.14%
80 and over382.77%
Total1,371100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 55.8
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 20.88
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 76.68
  • Median Age: 28.65

Historical population

The population of Palay grew from 1,225 in 1990 to 1,460 in 2020, an increase of 235 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.33%, or an increase of 89 people, from the previous population of 1,371 in 2015.

Population of Palay (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,225
1,2530.42%
1,3341.35%
1,3850.52%
1,4531.76%
1,371-1.10%
1,4601.33%

Location

Palay is situated at approximately 11.5574, 122.5162, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.8 meters or 35.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Palay 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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