Cansilayan, Municipality of Pototan, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityPototan
Postal code5008
Population (2020)1,477
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.8862, 122.6567 (10° 53' North, 122° 39' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level15.0 meters (49.2 feet)

Cansilayan is a barangay in the municipality of Pototan, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,477. This represented 1.89% of the total population of Pototan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cansilayan in the 2015 Census was 1,413 broken down into 303 households or an average of 4.66 members per household.

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Number of households in Cansilayan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2112125.71
1,1122165.15
1,2442435.12
1,3312645.04
1,3412814.77
1,4133034.66

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cansilayan is 5 to 9, with 141 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 70 to 74, 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 22 individuals.

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Population of Cansilayan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1332.34%
1 to 41138.00%
5 to 91419.98%
10 to 141389.77%
15 to 191359.55%
20 to 241309.20%
25 to 291138.00%
30 to 341077.57%
35 to 39906.37%
40 to 44584.10%
45 to 49745.24%
50 to 54684.81%
55 to 59694.88%
60 to 64422.97%
65 to 69362.55%
70 to 74221.56%
75 to 79221.56%
80 and over221.56%
Total1,413100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 47.97
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.51
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 59.48
  • Median Age: 25.73

Historical population

The population of Cansilayan grew from 1,211 in 1990 to 1,477 in 2020, an increase of 266 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.94%, or an increase of 64 people, from the previous population of 1,413 in 2015.

Population of Cansilayan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,211
1,112-1.59%
1,2442.43%
1,3310.94%
1,3410.27%
1,4131.00%
1,4770.94%

Location

Cansilayan is situated at approximately 10.8862, 122.6567, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 15.0 meters or 49.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cansilayan 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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