Dolores, Municipality of Balasan, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityBalasan
Postal code5018
Population (2020)547
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates11.4606, 123.0873 (11° 28' North, 123° 5' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level11.4 meters (37.4 feet)

Dolores is a barangay in the municipality of Balasan, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 547. This represented 1.56% of the total population of Balasan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dolores in the 2015 Census was 470 broken down into 111 households or an average of 4.23 members per household.

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Number of households in Dolores (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
303486.31
285535.38
348675.19
355724.93
363814.48
4701114.23

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dolores is 10 to 14, with 56 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, and 75 to 79, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Dolores by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 181.70%
1 to 45010.64%
5 to 95010.64%
10 to 145611.91%
15 to 194810.21%
20 to 24377.87%
25 to 29459.57%
30 to 34418.72%
35 to 39255.32%
40 to 44275.74%
45 to 49204.26%
50 to 54183.83%
55 to 5991.91%
60 to 64142.98%
65 to 69163.40%
70 to 7430.64%
75 to 7930.64%
80 and over0.00%
Total470100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.75
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.75
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 65.5
  • Median Age: 23.11

Historical population

The population of Dolores grew from 303 in 1990 to 547 in 2020, an increase of 244 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.24%, or an increase of 77 people, from the previous population of 470 in 2015.

Population of Dolores (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
303
285-1.14%
3484.38%
3550.28%
3630.81%
4705.04%
5473.24%

Location

Dolores is situated at approximately 11.4606, 123.0873, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 11.4 meters or 37.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Dolores 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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