Garcia, Municipality of Batuan, Province of Bohol

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceBohol
MunicipalityBatuan
Postal code6318
Population (2020)585
Philippine major island(s)Bohol
Coordinates9.8160, 124.1535 (9° 49' North, 124° 9' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level279.2 meters (916.0 feet)

Garcia is a barangay in the municipality of Batuan, in the province of Bohol. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 585. This represented 4.23% of the total population of Batuan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Garcia in the 2015 Census was 476 broken down into 113 households or an average of 4.21 members per household.

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Number of households in Garcia (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
501796.34
533856.27
455875.23
4901074.58
5461095.01
4761134.21

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Garcia is 10 to 14, with 66 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, 75 to 79, and 80 and over, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Garcia by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 171.47%
1 to 4439.03%
5 to 95912.39%
10 to 146613.87%
15 to 19357.35%
20 to 24296.09%
25 to 29367.56%
30 to 34224.62%
35 to 39255.25%
40 to 44255.25%
45 to 49163.36%
50 to 54214.41%
55 to 59255.25%
60 to 64224.62%
65 to 69204.20%
70 to 74112.31%
75 to 7971.47%
80 and over71.47%
Total476100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 68.36
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 17.58
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 85.94
  • Median Age: 24.83

Historical population

The population of Garcia grew from 501 in 1990 to 585 in 2020, an increase of 84 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.44%, or an increase of 109 people, from the previous population of 476 in 2015.

Population of Garcia (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
501
5331.17%
455-3.34%
4901.03%
5464.02%
476-2.58%
5854.44%

Location

Garcia is situated at approximately 9.8160, 124.1535, in the island of Bohol. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 279.2 meters or 916.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Garcia 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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