Taro, Municipality of Tigbauan, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityTigbauan
Postal code5021
Population (2020)470
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.7496, 122.3508 (10° 45' North, 122° 21' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level60.9 meters (199.8 feet)

Taro is a barangay in the municipality of Tigbauan, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 470. This represented 0.72% of the total population of Tigbauan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Taro in the 2015 Census was 460 broken down into 94 households or an average of 4.89 members per household.

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Number of households in Taro (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
371625.98
396666.00
335645.23
334714.70
443795.61
460944.89

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Taro is 20 to 24, with 56 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, and 75 to 79, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Taro by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.52%
1 to 4347.39%
5 to 9408.70%
10 to 14388.26%
15 to 19357.61%
20 to 245612.17%
25 to 29459.78%
30 to 34265.65%
35 to 39235.00%
40 to 44337.17%
45 to 49275.87%
50 to 54286.09%
55 to 59204.35%
60 to 64132.83%
65 to 6991.96%
70 to 7491.96%
75 to 7971.52%
80 and over102.17%
Total460100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 38.89
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.44
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 50.33
  • Median Age: 27.22

Historical population

The population of Taro grew from 371 in 1990 to 470 in 2020, an increase of 99 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.45%, or an increase of 10 people, from the previous population of 460 in 2015.

Population of Taro (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
371
3961.23%
335-3.52%
334-0.04%
44310.83%
4600.72%
4700.45%

Location

Taro is situated at approximately 10.7496, 122.3508, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 60.9 meters or 199.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Taro 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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