Banawe, Municipality of Pamplona, Province of Negros Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
MunicipalityPamplona
Postal code6205
Population (2020)1,656
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates9.3840, 123.0402 (9° 23' North, 123° 2' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level573.0 meters (1,879.9 feet)

Banawe is a barangay in the municipality of Pamplona, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,656. This represented 4.16% of the total population of Pamplona.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Banawe in the 2015 Census was 1,815 broken down into 404 households or an average of 4.49 members per household.

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Number of households in Banawe (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
7381156.42
1,0711855.79
1,4642465.95
1,4272515.69
1,5153424.43
1,8154044.49

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Banawe is 5 to 9, with 215 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 10 individuals.

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Population of Banawe by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1422.31%
1 to 41739.53%
5 to 921511.85%
10 to 1419610.80%
15 to 1920111.07%
20 to 2420511.29%
25 to 291387.60%
30 to 341156.34%
35 to 39985.40%
40 to 44824.52%
45 to 49774.24%
50 to 54834.57%
55 to 59693.80%
60 to 64482.64%
65 to 69301.65%
70 to 74211.16%
75 to 79120.66%
80 and over100.55%
Total1,815100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 56.09
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.54
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.63
  • Median Age: 21.96

Historical population

The population of Banawe grew from 738 in 1990 to 1,656 in 2020, an increase of 918 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 1.91%, or a decrease of 159 people, from the previous population of 1,815 in 2015.

Population of Banawe (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
738
1,0717.23%
1,4646.93%
1,427-0.35%
1,5152.20%
1,8153.50%
1,656-1.91%

Location

Banawe is situated at approximately 9.3840, 123.0402, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 573.0 meters or 1,879.9 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Banawe 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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