Polo, Municipality of Alcantara, Province of Cebu

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceCebu
MunicipalityAlcantara
Postal code6033
Population (2020)1,783
Philippine major island(s)Cebu
Coordinates9.9626, 123.4018 (9° 58' North, 123° 24' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level18.7 meters (61.4 feet)

Polo is a barangay in the municipality of Alcantara, in the province of Cebu. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,783. This represented 10.54% of the total population of Alcantara.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Polo in the 2015 Census was 1,508 broken down into 340 households or an average of 4.44 members per household.

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Number of households in Polo (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8391565.38
9872064.79
1,1112274.89
1,2532744.57
1,3372994.47
1,5083404.44

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Polo is 5 to 9, with 189 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 13 individuals.

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Population of Polo by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1241.59%
1 to 41499.88%
5 to 918912.53%
10 to 141379.08%
15 to 191429.42%
20 to 241399.22%
25 to 291218.02%
30 to 341157.63%
35 to 39916.03%
40 to 44674.44%
45 to 49754.97%
50 to 54754.97%
55 to 59533.51%
60 to 64402.65%
65 to 69322.12%
70 to 74271.79%
75 to 79130.86%
80 and over191.26%
Total1,508100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 54.36
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.91
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.27
  • Median Age: 24.06

Historical population

The population of Polo grew from 839 in 1990 to 1,783 in 2020, an increase of 944 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.59%, or an increase of 275 people, from the previous population of 1,508 in 2015.

Population of Polo (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
839
9873.09%
1,1112.57%
1,2531.67%
1,3372.39%
1,5082.32%
1,7833.59%

Location

Polo is situated at approximately 9.9626, 123.4018, in the island of Cebu. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 18.7 meters or 61.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Polo 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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