Bita, Municipality of Dao, Province of Capiz

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceCapiz
MunicipalityDao
Postal code5810
Population (2020)612
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates11.3569, 122.6775 (11° 21' North, 122° 41' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level19.5 meters (64.0 feet)

Bita is a barangay in the municipality of Dao, in the province of Capiz. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 612. This represented 1.81% of the total population of Dao.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bita in the 2015 Census was 570 broken down into 144 households or an average of 3.96 members per household.

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Number of households in Bita (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
436825.32
396964.13
445984.54
494994.99
5911264.69
5701443.96

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bita is 20 to 24, with 62 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 2 individuals.

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Population of Bita by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1142.46%
1 to 4427.37%
5 to 9549.47%
10 to 14447.72%
15 to 195810.18%
20 to 246210.88%
25 to 29417.19%
30 to 34335.79%
35 to 39356.14%
40 to 44254.39%
45 to 49427.37%
50 to 54274.74%
55 to 59244.21%
60 to 64213.68%
65 to 69203.51%
70 to 74152.63%
75 to 7920.35%
80 and over111.93%
Total570100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 41.85
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 13.04
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 54.89
  • Median Age: 26.34

Historical population

The population of Bita grew from 436 in 1990 to 612 in 2020, an increase of 176 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.51%, or an increase of 42 people, from the previous population of 570 in 2015.

Population of Bita (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
436
396-1.79%
4452.53%
4941.45%
5916.74%
570-0.69%
6121.51%

Location

Bita is situated at approximately 11.3569, 122.6775, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 19.5 meters or 64.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bita 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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