Cantupa, Municipality of La Libertad, Province of Negros Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
MunicipalityLa Libertad
Postal code6213
Population (2020)1,348
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates10.0177, 123.2264 (10° 1' North, 123° 14' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level8.4 meters (27.6 feet)

Cantupa is a barangay in the municipality of La Libertad, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,348. This represented 3.28% of the total population of La Libertad.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cantupa in the 2015 Census was 1,251 broken down into 289 households or an average of 4.33 members per household.

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Number of households in Cantupa (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
483915.31
7651335.75
1,0111815.59
1,0812095.17
1,0482274.62
1,2512894.33

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cantupa is 15 to 19, with 135 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 16 individuals.

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Population of Cantupa by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1201.59%
1 to 41098.65%
5 to 912710.08%
10 to 141209.52%
15 to 1913510.71%
20 to 241189.37%
25 to 291108.73%
30 to 34816.43%
35 to 39604.76%
40 to 44635.00%
45 to 49856.75%
50 to 54725.71%
55 to 59463.65%
60 to 64332.62%
65 to 69241.90%
70 to 74241.90%
75 to 79161.27%
80 and over171.35%
Total1,260100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.82
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.09
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 56.91
  • Median Age: 25.05

Historical population

The population of Cantupa grew from 483 in 1990 to 1,348 in 2020, an increase of 865 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.43%, or an increase of 88 people, from the previous population of 1,260 in 2015.

Population of Cantupa (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
483
7659.00%
1,0116.16%
1,0810.93%
1,048-1.12%
1,2603.57%
1,3481.43%

Location

Cantupa is situated at approximately 10.0177, 123.2264, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 8.4 meters or 27.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Cantupa 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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