Sojoton, Municipality of Calape, Province of Bohol

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceBohol
MunicipalityCalape
Postal code6328
Population (2020)580
Philippine major island(s)Bohol
Coordinates9.8616, 123.9130 (9° 52' North, 123° 55' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level393.4 meters (1,290.7 feet)

Sojoton is a barangay in the municipality of Calape, in the province of Bohol. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 580. This represented 1.75% of the total population of Calape.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sojoton in the 2015 Census was 491 broken down into 137 households or an average of 3.58 members per household.

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Number of households in Sojoton (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8011525.27
7641475.20
7751485.24
6671484.51
6641574.23
4911373.58

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sojoton is 10 to 14, with 51 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Sojoton by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1102.04%
1 to 4367.33%
5 to 9448.96%
10 to 145110.39%
15 to 19285.70%
20 to 24316.31%
25 to 29367.33%
30 to 34418.35%
35 to 39275.50%
40 to 44255.09%
45 to 49316.31%
50 to 54316.31%
55 to 59265.30%
60 to 64214.28%
65 to 69163.26%
70 to 74193.87%
75 to 7971.43%
80 and over112.24%
Total491100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 47.47
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 17.85
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 65.32
  • Median Age: 31.16

Historical population

The population of Sojoton fell from 801 in 1990 to 580 in 2020, a decrease of 221 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.57%, or an increase of 89 people, from the previous population of 491 in 2015.

Population of Sojoton (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
801
764-0.88%
7750.31%
667-2.05%
664-0.16%
491-5.58%
5803.57%

Location

Sojoton is situated at approximately 9.8616, 123.9130, in the island of Bohol. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 393.4 meters or 1,290.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sojoton 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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