Tastasan, Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Guimaras

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceGuimaras
MunicipalityBuenavista
Postal code5044
Population (2020)1,595
Philippine major island(s)Guimaras
Coordinates10.6842, 122.6497 (10° 41' North, 122° 39' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level69.6 meters (228.3 feet)

Tastasan is a barangay in the municipality of Buenavista, in the province of Guimaras. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,595. This represented 3.02% of the total population of Buenavista.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tastasan in the 2015 Census was 1,354 broken down into 310 households or an average of 4.37 members per household.

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Number of households in Tastasan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9341745.37
1,0162005.08
1,1142334.78
1,2622814.49
1,2782884.44
1,3543104.37

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tastasan is 10 to 14, with 136 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Tastasan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1221.62%
1 to 4926.79%
5 to 91349.90%
10 to 1413610.04%
15 to 191178.64%
20 to 241188.71%
25 to 291339.82%
30 to 341057.75%
35 to 39977.16%
40 to 44846.20%
45 to 49765.61%
50 to 54554.06%
55 to 59624.58%
60 to 64423.10%
65 to 69332.44%
70 to 74130.96%
75 to 79171.26%
80 and over181.33%
Total1,354100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 43.19
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.11
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.3
  • Median Age: 27.18

Historical population

The population of Tastasan grew from 934 in 1990 to 1,595 in 2020, an increase of 661 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.51%, or an increase of 241 people, from the previous population of 1,354 in 2015.

Population of Tastasan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
934
1,0311.87%
1,1141.67%
1,2661.78%
1,2790.37%
1,3541.09%
1,5953.51%

Location

Tastasan is situated at approximately 10.6842, 122.6497, in the island of Guimaras. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 69.6 meters or 228.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tastasan 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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