Caranas, Municipality of Janiuay, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityJaniuay
Postal code5034
Population (2020)808
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.9421, 122.5437 (10° 57' North, 122° 33' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level46.1 meters (151.2 feet)

Caranas is a barangay in the municipality of Janiuay, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 808. This represented 1.21% of the total population of Janiuay.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Caranas in the 2015 Census was 809 broken down into 170 households or an average of 4.76 members per household.

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Number of households in Caranas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6491205.41
6541245.27
7031424.95
7171474.88
7571475.15
8091704.76

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age groups with the highest population in Caranas are in the ranges 10 to 14, and 15 to 19, with 83 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Caranas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1172.10%
1 to 4617.54%
5 to 9789.64%
10 to 148310.26%
15 to 198310.26%
20 to 24728.90%
25 to 29556.80%
30 to 34566.92%
35 to 39435.32%
40 to 44566.92%
45 to 49415.07%
50 to 54455.56%
55 to 59313.83%
60 to 64242.97%
65 to 69182.22%
70 to 74202.47%
75 to 79131.61%
80 and over131.61%
Total809100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 47.23
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.65
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 59.88
  • Median Age: 25.95

Historical population

The population of Caranas grew from 649 in 1990 to 808 in 2020, an increase of 159 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.03%, or a decrease of 1 people, from the previous population of 809 in 2015.

Population of Caranas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
649
6540.14%
7031.56%
7170.27%
7572.00%
8091.27%
808-0.03%

Location

Caranas is situated at approximately 10.9421, 122.5437, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 46.1 meters or 151.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Caranas 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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