Bito‑on, Municipality of Carles, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityCarles
Postal code5019
Population (2020)2,120
Philippine major island(s)Calagnaan
Coordinates11.4619, 123.2124 (11° 28' North, 123° 13' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level36.0 meters (118.1 feet)

Bito‑on is a barangay in the municipality of Carles, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,120. This represented 2.92% of the total population of Carles.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bito-on in the 2015 Census was 2,035 broken down into 446 households or an average of 4.56 members per household.

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Number of households in Bito-on (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2172125.74
1,2522315.42
1,5312735.61
1,8253655.00
1,9424114.73
2,0354464.56

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bito-on is 5 to 9, with 285 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Bito-on by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1432.11%
1 to 420410.02%
5 to 928514.00%
10 to 1424912.24%
15 to 1923811.70%
20 to 241537.52%
25 to 291326.49%
30 to 341497.32%
35 to 391316.44%
40 to 441035.06%
45 to 49944.62%
50 to 54613.00%
55 to 59663.24%
60 to 64462.26%
65 to 69301.47%
70 to 74271.33%
75 to 79140.69%
80 and over100.49%
Total2,035100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 66.58
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.91
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 73.49
  • Median Age: 19.97

Historical population

The population of Bito-on grew from 1,217 in 1990 to 2,120 in 2020, an increase of 903 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.87%, or an increase of 85 people, from the previous population of 2,035 in 2015.

Population of Bito-on (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,217
1,2520.53%
1,5314.41%
1,8252.45%
1,9422.29%
2,0350.89%
2,1200.87%

Location

Bito‑on is situated at approximately 11.4619, 123.2124, in the island of Calagnaan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 36.0 meters or 118.1 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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