Taganghin, Municipality of Tapaz, Province of Capiz

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceCapiz
MunicipalityTapaz
Postal code5814
Population (2020)621
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates11.2486, 122.3950 (11° 15' North, 122° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level325.9 meters (1,069.2 feet)

Taganghin is a barangay in the municipality of Tapaz, in the province of Capiz. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 621. This represented 1.14% of the total population of Tapaz.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Taganghin in the 2015 Census was 580 broken down into 148 households or an average of 3.92 members per household.

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Number of households in Taganghin (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
428904.76
3991033.87
4341004.34
4621024.53
4611064.35
5801483.92

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Taganghin is 15 to 19, with 84 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 1 individual.

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Population of Taganghin by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 110.17%
1 to 4396.72%
5 to 97112.24%
10 to 147512.93%
15 to 198414.48%
20 to 247713.28%
25 to 29478.10%
30 to 34315.34%
35 to 39325.52%
40 to 44366.21%
45 to 49264.48%
50 to 54213.62%
55 to 5991.55%
60 to 6471.21%
65 to 6981.38%
70 to 74101.72%
75 to 7920.34%
80 and over40.69%
Total580100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.27
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.49
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 56.76
  • Median Age: 21.30

Historical population

The population of Taganghin grew from 428 in 1990 to 621 in 2020, an increase of 193 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.45%, or an increase of 41 people, from the previous population of 580 in 2015.

Population of Taganghin (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
428
399-1.31%
4341.82%
4620.87%
461-0.08%
5804.47%
6211.45%

Location

Taganghin is situated at approximately 11.2486, 122.3950, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 325.9 meters or 1,069.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Taganghin 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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