Cahigon, Municipality of Calinog, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityCalinog
Postal code5040
Population (2020)2,475
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates11.1628, 122.4580 (11° 10' North, 122° 27' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level303.1 meters (994.4 feet)

Cahigon is a barangay in the municipality of Calinog, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,475. This represented 3.94% of the total population of Calinog.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cahigon in the 2015 Census was 2,343 broken down into 534 households or an average of 4.39 members per household.

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Number of households in Cahigon (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8581525.64
1,2762564.98
1,8383625.08
1,9393894.98
1,9504074.79
2,3435344.39

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cahigon is 5 to 9, with 290 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 20 individuals.

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Population of Cahigon by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1542.30%
1 to 42309.82%
5 to 929012.38%
10 to 1427011.52%
15 to 1925410.84%
20 to 2424410.41%
25 to 291837.81%
30 to 341677.13%
35 to 391305.55%
40 to 441064.52%
45 to 49974.14%
50 to 54723.07%
55 to 59773.29%
60 to 64622.65%
65 to 69401.71%
70 to 74251.07%
75 to 79200.85%
80 and over220.94%
Total2,343100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 60.63
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.69
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 68.32
  • Median Age: 21.51

Historical population

The population of Cahigon grew from 858 in 1990 to 2,475 in 2020, an increase of 1,617 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.16%, or an increase of 132 people, from the previous population of 2,343 in 2015.

Population of Cahigon (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
858
1,2767.72%
1,8388.14%
1,9390.74%
1,9500.21%
2,3433.56%
2,4751.16%

Location

Cahigon is situated at approximately 11.1628, 122.4580, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 303.1 meters or 994.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cahigon 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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