Sabang, City of Lapu-Lapu

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
CityLapu-Lapu
Postal code6015
Population (2020)6,910
Coordinates10.2515, 124.0566 (10° 15' North, 124° 3' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level2.4 meters (7.9 feet)

Sabang is a barangay in the city of Lapu-Lapu. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 6,910. This represented 1.39% of the total population of Lapu-Lapu.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Sabang in the 2015 Census was 6,091 broken down into 1,271 households or an average of 4.79 members per household.

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Number of households in Sabang (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
3,2125645.70
3,9207165.47
4,3308325.20
4,4249244.79
5,6031,1574.84
6,0911,2714.79

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sabang is 5 to 9, with 830 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 20 individuals.

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Population of Sabang by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11953.20%
1 to 470411.56%
5 to 983013.63%
10 to 1474112.17%
15 to 1969211.36%
20 to 245418.88%
25 to 294146.80%
30 to 343635.96%
35 to 393686.04%
40 to 443185.22%
45 to 492524.14%
50 to 541843.02%
55 to 591262.07%
60 to 641282.10%
65 to 691181.94%
70 to 74560.92%
75 to 79410.67%
80 and over200.33%
Total6,091100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 72.95
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.94
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 79.89
  • Median Age: 19.16

Historical population

The population of Sabang grew from 3,212 in 1990 to 6,910 in 2020, an increase of 3,698 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.69%, or an increase of 819 people, from the previous population of 6,091 in 2015.

Population of Sabang (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
3,212
3,9203.80%
4,3302.16%
4,4240.30%
5,6038.98%
6,0911.60%
6,9102.69%

Location

Sabang is situated at approximately 10.2515, 124.0566, in the island of Olango. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 2.4 meters or 7.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Sabang 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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