Pacuan, 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)2,777
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates10.0769, 123.1552 (10° 5' North, 123° 9' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level286.5 meters (939.9 feet)

Pacuan is a barangay in the municipality of La Libertad, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,777. This represented 6.76% of the total population of La Libertad.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Pacuan in the 2015 Census was 2,613 broken down into 629 households or an average of 4.15 members per household.

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Number of households in Pacuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,0984224.97
1,9474174.67
2,0834284.87
2,2805384.24
2,4786174.02
2,6136294.15

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Pacuan is 10 to 14, with 246 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 19 individuals.

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Population of Pacuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1572.18%
1 to 42459.37%
5 to 92459.37%
10 to 142469.40%
15 to 192358.98%
20 to 242328.87%
25 to 292067.87%
30 to 342158.22%
35 to 391525.81%
40 to 441676.38%
45 to 491043.98%
50 to 541405.35%
55 to 591084.13%
60 to 641043.98%
65 to 69662.52%
70 to 74441.68%
75 to 79311.19%
80 and over190.73%
Total2,616100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 47.68
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.62
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 57.3
  • Median Age: 26.17

Historical population

The population of Pacuan grew from 2,098 in 1990 to 2,777 in 2020, an increase of 679 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.27%, or an increase of 161 people, from the previous population of 2,616 in 2015.

Population of Pacuan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,098
1,947-1.39%
2,0841.47%
2,2801.25%
2,4783.08%
2,6161.04%
2,7771.27%

Location

Pacuan is situated at approximately 10.0769, 123.1552, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 286.5 meters or 939.9 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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