Puting Bato, Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Bohol

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceBohol
MunicipalityBuenavista
Postal code6333
Population (2020)489
Philippine major island(s)Bohol
Coordinates10.0417, 124.1461 (10° 3' North, 124° 9' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level55.2 meters (181.1 feet)

Puting Bato is a barangay in the municipality of Buenavista, in the province of Bohol. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 489. This represented 1.65% of the total population of Buenavista.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Puting Bato in the 2015 Census was 540 broken down into 125 households or an average of 4.32 members per household.

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Number of households in Puting Bato (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
482875.54
6241105.67
531905.90
4961004.96
5561124.96
5401254.32

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Puting Bato is 5 to 9, with 78 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 9 individuals.

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Population of Puting Bato by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1101.85%
1 to 45610.37%
5 to 97814.44%
10 to 147714.26%
15 to 195810.74%
20 to 24285.19%
25 to 29224.07%
30 to 34305.56%
35 to 39244.44%
40 to 44254.63%
45 to 49234.26%
50 to 54264.81%
55 to 59244.44%
60 to 64173.15%
65 to 69122.22%
70 to 74101.85%
75 to 7991.67%
80 and over112.04%
Total540100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 79.78
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 15.16
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 94.94
  • Median Age: 19.22

Historical population

The population of Puting Bato grew from 482 in 1990 to 489 in 2020, an increase of 7 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 2.07%, or a decrease of 51 people, from the previous population of 540 in 2015.

Population of Puting Bato (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
482
6244.96%
531-3.40%
496-0.94%
5564.24%
540-0.55%
489-2.07%

Location

Puting Bato is situated at approximately 10.0417, 124.1461, in the island of Bohol. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 55.2 meters or 181.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Puting Bato 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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