Basiao, Municipality of San Jose, Province of Negros Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
MunicipalitySan Jose
Postal code6202
Population (2020)693
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates9.4164, 123.2234 (9° 25' North, 123° 13' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level118.3 meters (388.1 feet)

Basiao is a barangay in the municipality of San Jose, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 693. This represented 3.16% of the total population of San Jose.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Basiao in the 2015 Census was 673 broken down into 157 households or an average of 4.29 members per household.

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Number of households in Basiao (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
433865.03
423835.10
503955.29
5711354.23
5961304.58
6731574.29

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Basiao is 5 to 9, with 83 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Basiao by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1172.53%
1 to 46910.25%
5 to 98312.33%
10 to 147811.59%
15 to 19679.96%
20 to 247010.40%
25 to 29405.94%
30 to 34355.20%
35 to 39405.94%
40 to 44375.50%
45 to 49314.61%
50 to 54416.09%
55 to 59182.67%
60 to 64182.67%
65 to 6991.34%
70 to 7491.34%
75 to 7981.19%
80 and over30.45%
Total673100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 62.22
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.3
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69.52
  • Median Age: 21.61

Historical population

The population of Basiao grew from 433 in 1990 to 693 in 2020, an increase of 260 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.62%, or an increase of 20 people, from the previous population of 673 in 2015.

Population of Basiao (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
433
423-0.44%
5033.78%
5711.76%
5961.57%
6732.34%
6930.62%

Location

Basiao is situated at approximately 9.4164, 123.2234, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 118.3 meters or 388.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Basiao 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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