Navalas, Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Guimaras

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceGuimaras
MunicipalityBuenavista
Postal code5044
Population (2020)1,464
Philippine major island(s)Guimaras
Coordinates10.7321, 122.6833 (10° 44' North, 122° 41' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.6 meters (24.9 feet)

Navalas is a barangay in the municipality of Buenavista, in the province of Guimaras. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,464. This represented 2.77% of the total population of Buenavista.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Navalas in the 2015 Census was 1,342 broken down into 309 households or an average of 4.34 members per household.

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Number of households in Navalas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9611655.82
8861765.03
1,0852115.14
1,1462494.60
1,2592744.59
1,3423094.34

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Navalas is 5 to 9, with 139 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 14 individuals.

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Population of Navalas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1251.86%
1 to 4957.08%
5 to 913910.36%
10 to 141239.17%
15 to 191098.12%
20 to 241148.49%
25 to 291118.27%
30 to 341188.79%
35 to 39987.30%
40 to 44705.22%
45 to 49715.29%
50 to 54654.84%
55 to 59634.69%
60 to 64554.10%
65 to 69322.38%
70 to 74251.86%
75 to 79141.04%
80 and over151.12%
Total1,342100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 43.71
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.84
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 53.55
  • Median Age: 27.97

Historical population

The population of Navalas grew from 962 in 1990 to 1,464 in 2020, an increase of 502 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.85%, or an increase of 122 people, from the previous population of 1,342 in 2015.

Population of Navalas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
962
892-1.41%
1,0854.29%
1,1520.83%
1,2593.29%
1,3421.22%
1,4641.85%

Location

Navalas is situated at approximately 10.7321, 122.6833, in the island of Guimaras. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.6 meters or 24.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Navalas 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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