Lorega, City of Cebu

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
CityCebu City
Postal code6000
Population (2020)12,273
Philippine major island(s)Cebu
Coordinates10.3063, 123.9041 (10° 18' North, 123° 54' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.2 meters (26.9 feet)

Lorega, formerly Lorega San Miguel, is a barangay in Cebu City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 12,273. This represented 1.27% of the total population of Cebu City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lorega in the 2015 Census was 11,849 broken down into 2,239 households or an average of 5.29 members per household.

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Number of households in Lorega (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9,9071,8335.40
8,2411,6824.90
10,5152,2044.77
11,3752,3704.80
11,1752,6074.29
11,8492,2395.29

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lorega is 10 to 14, with 1,282 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 68 individuals.

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Population of Lorega by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 12632.22%
1 to 41,0218.60%
5 to 91,25810.60%
10 to 141,28210.80%
15 to 191,1679.83%
20 to 241,22510.32%
25 to 291,0719.02%
30 to 348617.25%
35 to 397436.26%
40 to 446495.47%
45 to 496115.15%
50 to 545094.29%
55 to 593983.35%
60 to 643793.19%
65 to 691871.58%
70 to 741080.91%
75 to 79730.61%
80 and over680.57%
Total11,873100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.23
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.73
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 55.96
  • Median Age: 23.86

Historical population

The population of Lorega grew from 9,916 in 1990 to 12,273 in 2020, an increase of 2,357 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.70%, or an increase of 400 people, from the previous population of 11,873 in 2015.

Population of Lorega (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
9,916
8,241-3.41%
10,6165.58%
11,3750.96%
11,178-0.63%
11,8731.15%
12,2730.70%

Location

Lorega is situated at approximately 10.3063, 123.9041, in the island of Cebu. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.2 meters or 26.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lorega 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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