Buang, Municipality of Pandan, Province of Antique

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceAntique
MunicipalityPandan
Postal code5712
Population (2020)393
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates11.7605, 122.1062 (11° 46' North, 122° 6' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level87.1 meters (285.8 feet)

Buang is a barangay in the municipality of Pandan, in the province of Antique. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 393. This represented 1.09% of the total population of Pandan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Buang in the 2015 Census was 379 broken down into 106 households or an average of 3.58 members per household.

details
Number of households in Buang (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
310555.64
308694.46
342685.03
341754.55
345784.42
3791063.58

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age groups with the highest population in Buang are in the ranges 5 to 9, and 15 to 19, with 39 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, and 60 to 64, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Buang by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.85%
1 to 4184.75%
5 to 93910.29%
10 to 14338.71%
15 to 193910.29%
20 to 24379.76%
25 to 29215.54%
30 to 34297.65%
35 to 39205.28%
40 to 44287.39%
45 to 49277.12%
50 to 54225.80%
55 to 59102.64%
60 to 6471.85%
65 to 69123.17%
70 to 74123.17%
75 to 7992.37%
80 and over92.37%
Total379100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 40.42
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 17.5
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.92
  • Median Age: 28.93

Historical population

The population of Buang grew from 310 in 1990 to 393 in 2020, an increase of 83 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.77%, or an increase of 14 people, from the previous population of 379 in 2015.

Population of Buang (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
310
308-0.12%
3422.27%
341-0.04%
3450.43%
3791.81%
3930.77%

Location

Buang is situated at approximately 11.7605, 122.1062, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 87.1 meters or 285.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Buang 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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