Calicanan, Municipality of Pamplona, Province of Negros Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
MunicipalityPamplona
Postal code6205
Population (2020)2,862
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates9.4496, 122.9696 (9° 27' North, 122° 58' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level342.2 meters (1,122.7 feet)

Calicanan is a barangay in the municipality of Pamplona, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,862. This represented 7.19% of the total population of Pamplona.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Calicanan in the 2015 Census was 2,514 broken down into 523 households or an average of 4.81 members per household.

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Number of households in Calicanan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
2,0063545.67
1,8794254.42
2,6264935.33
2,8595834.90
2,4455194.71
2,5145234.81

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Calicanan is 15 to 19, with 384 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 8 individuals.

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Population of Calicanan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1652.59%
1 to 42208.75%
5 to 927811.06%
10 to 1433213.21%
15 to 1938415.27%
20 to 242419.59%
25 to 291596.32%
30 to 341435.69%
35 to 391455.77%
40 to 441254.97%
45 to 491094.34%
50 to 541104.38%
55 to 59672.67%
60 to 64532.11%
65 to 69371.47%
70 to 74281.11%
75 to 7980.32%
80 and over100.40%
Total2,514100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.27
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.4
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 63.67
  • Median Age: 19.71

Historical population

The population of Calicanan grew from 2,006 in 1990 to 2,862 in 2020, an increase of 856 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.77%, or an increase of 348 people, from the previous population of 2,514 in 2015.

Population of Calicanan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
2,006
1,879-1.22%
2,6267.44%
2,8591.18%
2,445-5.53%
2,5140.53%
2,8622.77%

Location

Calicanan is situated at approximately 9.4496, 122.9696, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 342.2 meters or 1,122.7 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Calicanan 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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