Alegre, Municipality of Oton, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityOton
Postal code5020
Population (2020)2,323
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.6873, 122.4936 (10° 41' North, 122° 30' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.8 meters (19.0 feet)

Alegre is a barangay in the municipality of Oton, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,323. This represented 2.36% of the total population of Oton.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Alegre in the 2015 Census was 2,099 broken down into 473 households or an average of 4.44 members per household.

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Number of households in Alegre (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,1992195.47
1,1972404.99
1,5203045.00
1,5293384.52
1,6883674.60
2,0994734.44

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Alegre is 5 to 9, with 198 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 21 individuals.

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Population of Alegre by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1462.19%
1 to 41708.10%
5 to 91989.43%
10 to 141828.67%
15 to 191899.00%
20 to 241828.67%
25 to 291828.67%
30 to 341416.72%
35 to 391848.77%
40 to 441336.34%
45 to 491135.38%
50 to 541065.05%
55 to 59864.10%
60 to 64572.72%
65 to 69462.19%
70 to 74331.57%
75 to 79301.43%
80 and over211.00%
Total2,099100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 43.41
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.47
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.88
  • Median Age: 27.27

Historical population

The population of Alegre grew from 1,199 in 1990 to 2,323 in 2020, an increase of 1,124 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.16%, or an increase of 224 people, from the previous population of 2,099 in 2015.

Population of Alegre (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,199
1,197-0.03%
1,5205.26%
1,5290.08%
1,6883.67%
2,0994.24%
2,3232.16%

Location

Alegre is situated at approximately 10.6873, 122.4936, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.8 meters or 19.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Alegre 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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