Morcillas, Municipality of Tubungan, Province of Iloilo

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityTubungan
Postal code5027
Population (2020)516
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Coordinates10.7945, 122.2749 (10° 48' North, 122° 16' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level282.3 meters (926.2 feet)

Morcillas is a barangay in the municipality of Tubungan, in the province of Iloilo. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 516. This represented 2.24% of the total population of Tubungan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Morcillas in the 2015 Census was 524 broken down into 115 households or an average of 4.56 members per household.

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Number of households in Morcillas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
424745.73
421825.13
422874.85
447994.52
5111015.06
5241154.56

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Morcillas is 15 to 19, with 55 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 5 individuals.

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Population of Morcillas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1122.29%
1 to 4397.44%
5 to 9478.97%
10 to 145310.11%
15 to 195510.50%
20 to 24438.21%
25 to 29407.63%
30 to 34387.25%
35 to 39366.87%
40 to 44326.11%
45 to 49234.39%
50 to 54264.96%
55 to 59254.77%
60 to 64183.44%
65 to 69132.48%
70 to 74101.91%
75 to 7991.72%
80 and over50.95%
Total524100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 44.94
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.01
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 55.95
  • Median Age: 26.63

Historical population

The population of Morcillas grew from 424 in 1990 to 516 in 2020, an increase of 92 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.32%, or a decrease of 8 people, from the previous population of 524 in 2015.

Population of Morcillas (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
424
421-0.13%
4220.05%
4470.80%
5114.99%
5240.48%
516-0.32%

Location

Morcillas is situated at approximately 10.7945, 122.2749, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 282.3 meters or 926.2 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Morcillas 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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