Bitas, Municipality of Tigbauan, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityTigbauan
Postal code5021
Population (2020)2,053
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.6975, 122.3886 (10° 42' North, 122° 23' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level24.7 meters (81.0 feet)

Bitas is a barangay in the municipality of Tigbauan, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,053. This represented 3.15% of the total population of Tigbauan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Bitas in the 2015 Census was 1,850 broken down into 423 households or an average of 4.37 members per household.

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Number of households in Bitas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,3452555.27
1,4632775.28
1,4472815.15
1,7453724.69
1,8393794.85
1,8504234.37

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bitas is 10 to 14, with 170 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 22 individuals.

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Population of Bitas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1221.19%
1 to 41307.03%
5 to 91558.38%
10 to 141709.19%
15 to 191518.16%
20 to 241417.62%
25 to 291508.11%
30 to 341317.08%
35 to 391477.95%
40 to 441035.57%
45 to 49924.97%
50 to 541005.41%
55 to 59945.08%
60 to 64965.19%
65 to 69552.97%
70 to 74482.59%
75 to 79311.68%
80 and over341.84%
Total1,850100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 39.59
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 13.94
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 53.53
  • Median Age: 30.23

Historical population

The population of Bitas grew from 1,345 in 1990 to 2,053 in 2020, an increase of 708 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.22%, or an increase of 203 people, from the previous population of 1,850 in 2015.

Population of Bitas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,345
1,4631.59%
1,447-0.24%
1,7452.62%
1,8391.93%
1,8500.11%
2,0532.22%

Location

Bitas is situated at approximately 10.6975, 122.3886, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 24.7 meters or 81.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Bitas 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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