Cagcagan, Municipality of Poro, Province of Cebu

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceCebu
MunicipalityPoro
Postal code6049
Population (2020)3,351
Philippine major island(s)Poro
Coordinates10.7054, 124.4322 (10° 42' North, 124° 26' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level27.6 meters (90.6 feet)

Cagcagan is a barangay in the municipality of Poro, in the province of Cebu. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,351. This represented 12.77% of the total population of Poro.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cagcagan in the 2015 Census was 3,114 broken down into 782 households or an average of 3.98 members per household.

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Number of households in Cagcagan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,5585015.11
2,7565435.08
2,6825624.77
2,6986654.06
3,2387334.42
3,1147823.98

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cagcagan is 5 to 9, with 372 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 36 individuals.

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Population of Cagcagan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1742.38%
1 to 432410.40%
5 to 937211.95%
10 to 1432510.44%
15 to 192919.34%
20 to 242327.45%
25 to 292046.55%
30 to 341705.46%
35 to 391755.62%
40 to 441745.59%
45 to 491705.46%
50 to 541504.82%
55 to 591344.30%
60 to 64993.18%
65 to 69922.95%
70 to 74521.67%
75 to 79361.16%
80 and over401.28%
Total3,114100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 60.87
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 12.23
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 73.1
  • Median Age: 23.69

Historical population

The population of Cagcagan grew from 2,558 in 1990 to 3,351 in 2020, an increase of 793 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.56%, or an increase of 237 people, from the previous population of 3,114 in 2015.

Population of Cagcagan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,558
2,7561.41%
2,682-0.58%
2,6980.08%
3,2386.87%
3,114-0.74%
3,3511.56%

Location

Cagcagan is situated at approximately 10.7054, 124.4322, in the island of Poro. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 27.6 meters or 90.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cagcagan 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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