Lo‑ok, Municipality of Calatrava, Province of Negros Occidental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceNegros Occidental
MunicipalityCalatrava
Postal code6126
Population (2020)1,703
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates10.5932, 123.4807 (10° 36' North, 123° 29' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.5 meters (24.6 feet)

Lo‑ok, formerly Poblacion, is a barangay in the municipality of Calatrava, in the province of Negros Occidental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,703. This represented 2.06% of the total population of Calatrava.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lo-ok in the 2015 Census was 2,124 broken down into 481 households or an average of 4.42 members per household.

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Number of households in Lo-ok (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,2404355.15
2,4965024.97
2,0984554.61
2,4375134.75
1,9724354.53
2,1244814.42

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lo-ok is 10 to 14, with 237 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 25 individuals.

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Population of Lo-ok by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1391.83%
1 to 41537.20%
5 to 922210.44%
10 to 1423711.15%
15 to 191888.84%
20 to 241476.91%
25 to 291336.26%
30 to 341527.15%
35 to 391456.82%
40 to 441306.11%
45 to 491225.74%
50 to 541135.32%
55 to 59854.00%
60 to 64773.62%
65 to 69683.20%
70 to 74552.59%
75 to 79251.18%
80 and over351.65%
Total2,126100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.39
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 14.16
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.55
  • Median Age: 27.89

Historical population

The population of Lo-ok fell from 2,242 in 1990 to 1,703 in 2020, a decrease of 539 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 4.56%, or a decrease of 423 people, from the previous population of 2,126 in 2015.

Population of Lo-ok (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,242
2,5032.08%
2,113-3.57%
2,4412.01%
1,974-7.44%
2,1261.42%
1,703-4.56%

Location

Lo‑ok is situated at approximately 10.5932, 123.4807, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.5 meters or 24.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lo‑ok 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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