Tolosa, Municipality of Malabuyoc, Province of Cebu

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceCebu
MunicipalityMalabuyoc
Postal code6029
Population (2020)1,615
Philippine major island(s)Cebu
Coordinates9.6809, 123.3798 (9° 41' North, 123° 23' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level509.1 meters (1,670.3 feet)

Tolosa, formerly Calatagan, is a barangay in the municipality of Malabuyoc, in the province of Cebu. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,615. This represented 8.17% of the total population of Malabuyoc.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Tolosa in the 2015 Census was 1,422 broken down into 243 households or an average of 5.85 members per household.

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Number of households in Tolosa (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,1922444.89
1,5582745.69
1,1782414.89
1,4862595.74
1,3742725.05
1,4222435.85

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Tolosa is 10 to 14, with 173 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Tolosa by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1463.23%
1 to 41339.35%
5 to 917212.10%
10 to 1417312.17%
15 to 1914910.48%
20 to 241228.58%
25 to 291198.37%
30 to 34886.19%
35 to 39664.64%
40 to 44563.94%
45 to 49644.50%
50 to 54503.52%
55 to 59574.01%
60 to 64392.74%
65 to 69241.69%
70 to 74412.88%
75 to 79100.70%
80 and over130.91%
Total1,422100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 64.69
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.86
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 75.55
  • Median Age: 21.56

Historical population

The population of Tolosa grew from 1,192 in 1990 to 1,615 in 2020, an increase of 423 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.72%, or an increase of 193 people, from the previous population of 1,422 in 2015.

Population of Tolosa (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,192
1,5585.14%
1,178-5.82%
1,4863.26%
1,374-2.81%
1,4220.66%
1,6152.72%

Location

Tolosa is situated at approximately 9.6809, 123.3798, in the island of Cebu. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 509.1 meters or 1,670.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Tolosa 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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