Latawan, Municipality of Badiangan, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityBadiangan
Postal code5033
Population (2020)490
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.9899, 122.5645 (10° 59' North, 122° 34' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level67.5 meters (221.5 feet)

Latawan is a barangay in the municipality of Badiangan, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 490. This represented 1.81% of the total population of Badiangan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Latawan in the 2015 Census was 492 broken down into 108 households or an average of 4.56 members per household.

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Number of households in Latawan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
418795.29
399795.05
384804.80
406904.51
469935.04
4921084.56

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Latawan is 15 to 19, with 59 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Latawan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 140.81%
1 to 4357.11%
5 to 9418.33%
10 to 14326.50%
15 to 195911.99%
20 to 24408.13%
25 to 29408.13%
30 to 34418.33%
35 to 39244.88%
40 to 44336.71%
45 to 49306.10%
50 to 54163.25%
55 to 59132.64%
60 to 64275.49%
65 to 69173.46%
70 to 74183.66%
75 to 79142.85%
80 and over81.63%
Total492100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 34.67
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 17.65
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.32
  • Median Age: 29.38

Historical population

The population of Latawan grew from 418 in 1990 to 490 in 2020, an increase of 72 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.09%, or a decrease of 2 people, from the previous population of 492 in 2015.

Population of Latawan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
418
399-0.87%
384-0.82%
4060.77%
4695.39%
4920.92%
490-0.09%

Location

Latawan is situated at approximately 10.9899, 122.5645, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 67.5 meters or 221.5 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Latawan 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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