Arguelles, City of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
CityIloilo City
Postal code5000
Population (2020)632
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.7275, 122.5538 (10° 44' North, 122° 33' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.0 meters (32.8 feet)

Arguelles is a barangay in Iloilo City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 632. This represented 0.14% of the total population of Iloilo City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Arguelles in the 2015 Census was 760 broken down into 166 households or an average of 4.58 members per household.

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Number of households in Arguelles (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,1832325.10
1,0502065.10
9251904.87
1,0152044.98
9011854.87
7601664.58

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Arguelles is 15 to 19, with 96 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 70 to 74, with 9 individuals.

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Population of Arguelles by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 10.00%
1 to 4303.95%
5 to 9435.66%
10 to 14435.66%
15 to 199612.63%
20 to 249212.11%
25 to 29678.82%
30 to 34688.95%
35 to 39486.32%
40 to 44455.92%
45 to 49395.13%
50 to 54425.53%
55 to 59476.18%
60 to 64344.47%
65 to 69283.68%
70 to 7491.18%
75 to 79121.58%
80 and over172.24%
Total760100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 20.07
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.42
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 31.49
  • Median Age: 30.66

Historical population

The population of Arguelles fell from 1,183 in 1990 to 632 in 2020, a decrease of 551 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 3.81%, or a decrease of 128 people, from the previous population of 760 in 2015.

Population of Arguelles (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,183
1,050-2.21%
925-2.68%
1,0151.29%
901-4.24%
760-3.19%
632-3.81%

Location

Arguelles is situated at approximately 10.7275, 122.5538, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.0 meters or 32.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Arguelles 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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