Bito‑on, City of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
CityIloilo City
Postal code5000
Population (2020)6,748
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.7500, 122.5892 (10° 45' North, 122° 35' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.1 meters (16.7 feet)

Bito‑on is a barangay in Iloilo City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 6,748. This represented 1.47% of the total population of Iloilo City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bito-on in the 2015 Census was 6,076 broken down into 1,279 households or an average of 4.75 members per household.

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Number of households in Bito-on (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,7493175.52
1,8313405.39
3,7447135.25
5,7201,1335.05
5,6791,1724.85
6,0761,2794.75

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bito-on is 15 to 19, with 589 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 58 individuals.

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Population of Bito-on by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11462.40%
1 to 45148.43%
5 to 95589.16%
10 to 145739.40%
15 to 195899.66%
20 to 245458.94%
25 to 295208.53%
30 to 344447.28%
35 to 393946.46%
40 to 443996.55%
45 to 493886.37%
50 to 542994.91%
55 to 592353.86%
60 to 641752.87%
65 to 691081.77%
70 to 74741.21%
75 to 79580.95%
80 and over761.25%
Total6,095100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 44.91
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.92
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.83
  • Median Age: 26.18

Historical population

The population of Bito-on grew from 1,749 in 1990 to 6,748 in 2020, an increase of 4,999 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.17%, or an increase of 653 people, from the previous population of 6,095 in 2015.

Population of Bito-on (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,749
1,8581.14%
3,74416.21%
5,8516.35%
5,679-1.08%
6,0951.35%
6,7482.17%

Location

Bito‑on is situated at approximately 10.7500, 122.5892, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.1 meters or 16.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bito‑on 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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