Pacuan, Municipality of Jimalalud, Province of Negros Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
MunicipalityJimalalud
Postal code6212
Population (2020)1,962
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates10.0366, 123.1150 (10° 2' North, 123° 7' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level589.3 meters (1,933.4 feet)

Pacuan is a barangay in the municipality of Jimalalud, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,962. This represented 6.08% of the total population of Jimalalud.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Pacuan in the 2015 Census was 1,900 broken down into 443 households or an average of 4.29 members per household.

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Number of households in Pacuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,3352415.54
1,4172805.06
1,5362835.43
1,6522955.60
1,5993684.35
1,9004434.29

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Pacuan is 5 to 9, with 220 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 4 individuals.

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Population of Pacuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1371.95%
1 to 41849.68%
5 to 922011.58%
10 to 1421711.42%
15 to 1920010.53%
20 to 2419810.42%
25 to 291528.00%
30 to 341186.21%
35 to 391135.95%
40 to 44985.16%
45 to 49924.84%
50 to 54804.21%
55 to 59774.05%
60 to 64402.11%
65 to 69341.79%
70 to 74251.32%
75 to 79110.58%
80 and over40.21%
Total1,900100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 56.34
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.34
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.68
  • Median Age: 22.32

Historical population

The population of Pacuan grew from 1,335 in 1990 to 1,962 in 2020, an increase of 627 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.68%, or an increase of 62 people, from the previous population of 1,900 in 2015.

Population of Pacuan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,335
1,4171.12%
1,5361.74%
1,6521.01%
1,599-1.18%
1,9003.34%
1,9620.68%

Location

Pacuan is situated at approximately 10.0366, 123.1150, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 589.3 meters or 1,933.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Pacuan 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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