Primitivo Ledesma Ward, Municipality of Pototan, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityPototan
Postal code5008
Population (2020)2,203
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.9410, 122.6350 (10° 56' North, 122° 38' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level26.6 meters (87.3 feet)

Primitivo Ledesma Ward, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Pototan, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,203. This represented 2.81% of the total population of Pototan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Primitivo Ledesma Ward in the 2015 Census was 2,190 broken down into 492 households or an average of 4.45 members per household.

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Number of households in Primitivo Ledesma Ward (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,1383715.76
2,1494025.35
2,1463975.41
2,1424344.94
2,1544504.79
2,1904924.45

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Primitivo Ledesma Ward is 20 to 24, with 202 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 29 individuals.

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Population of Primitivo Ledesma Ward by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1291.32%
1 to 41265.75%
5 to 91798.17%
10 to 141878.54%
15 to 191798.17%
20 to 242029.22%
25 to 291536.99%
30 to 341667.58%
35 to 391235.62%
40 to 441255.71%
45 to 491496.80%
50 to 541426.48%
55 to 591195.43%
60 to 64813.70%
65 to 69642.92%
70 to 74773.52%
75 to 79401.83%
80 and over492.24%
Total2,190100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 36.21
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.98
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 52.19
  • Median Age: 31.20

Historical population

The population of Primitivo Ledesma Ward grew from 2,138 in 1990 to 2,203 in 2020, an increase of 65 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.12%, or an increase of 13 people, from the previous population of 2,190 in 2015.

Population of Primitivo Ledesma Ward (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,138
2,1490.10%
2,146-0.03%
2,142-0.03%
2,1540.20%
2,1900.32%
2,2030.12%

Location

Primitivo Ledesma Ward is situated at approximately 10.9410, 122.6350, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 26.6 meters or 87.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Primitivo Ledesma Ward 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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