Cabacungan, Municipality of La Castellana, Province of Negros Occidental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceNegros Occidental
MunicipalityLa Castellana
Postal code6131
Population (2020)7,909
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates10.3240, 123.1325 (10° 19' North, 123° 8' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level204.3 meters (670.3 feet)

Cabacungan is a barangay in the municipality of La Castellana, in the province of Negros Occidental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 7,909. This represented 9.95% of the total population of La Castellana.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cabacungan in the 2015 Census was 7,387 broken down into 1,653 households or an average of 4.47 members per household.

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Number of households in Cabacungan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
5,1639265.58
5,5391,0255.40
6,7981,3265.13
7,3881,4635.05
7,0621,4984.71
7,3871,6534.47

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cabacungan is 10 to 14, with 974 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 55 individuals.

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Population of Cabacungan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11652.23%
1 to 47139.62%
5 to 993812.65%
10 to 1497413.14%
15 to 1976710.34%
20 to 245948.01%
25 to 294996.73%
30 to 344205.66%
35 to 394355.87%
40 to 443755.06%
45 to 493654.92%
50 to 543384.56%
55 to 592913.92%
60 to 641952.63%
65 to 691321.78%
70 to 74981.32%
75 to 79610.82%
80 and over550.74%
Total7,415100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 65.2
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.09
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 73.29
  • Median Age: 21.27

Historical population

The population of Cabacungan grew from 5,179 in 1990 to 7,909 in 2020, an increase of 2,730 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.37%, or an increase of 494 people, from the previous population of 7,415 in 2015.

Population of Cabacungan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
5,179
5,5471.29%
6,7984.46%
7,3881.15%
7,062-1.63%
7,4150.93%
7,9091.37%

Location

Cabacungan is situated at approximately 10.3240, 123.1325, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 204.3 meters or 670.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cabacungan 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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