Balatucan, Municipality of Panitan, Province of Capiz

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceCapiz
MunicipalityPanitan
Postal code5815
Population (2020)1,847
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates11.4472, 122.7572 (11° 27' North, 122° 45' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level23.4 meters (76.8 feet)

Balatucan is a barangay in the municipality of Panitan, in the province of Capiz. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,847. This represented 4.34% of the total population of Panitan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Balatucan in the 2015 Census was 1,848 broken down into 415 households or an average of 4.45 members per household.

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Number of households in Balatucan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,1242075.43
1,1042304.80
1,5603065.10
1,6703245.15
1,7283754.61
1,8484154.45

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Balatucan is 15 to 19, with 209 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 15 individuals.

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Population of Balatucan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1402.16%
1 to 41508.12%
5 to 91618.71%
10 to 1418910.23%
15 to 1920911.31%
20 to 2420110.88%
25 to 291699.15%
30 to 341206.49%
35 to 391005.41%
40 to 44804.33%
45 to 49985.30%
50 to 54975.25%
55 to 59874.71%
60 to 64532.87%
65 to 69351.89%
70 to 74211.14%
75 to 79150.81%
80 and over231.24%
Total1,848100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 44.48
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.74
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.22
  • Median Age: 24.35

Historical population

The population of Balatucan grew from 1,124 in 1990 to 1,847 in 2020, an increase of 723 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.01%, or a decrease of 1 people, from the previous population of 1,848 in 2015.

Population of Balatucan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,124
1,104-0.34%
1,5607.69%
1,6700.94%
1,7281.25%
1,8481.29%
1,847-0.01%

Location

Balatucan is situated at approximately 11.4472, 122.7572, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 23.4 meters or 76.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Balatucan 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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