Santo Niño, 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)2,509
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates9.3971, 123.2456 (9° 24' North, 123° 15' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level81.1 meters (266.1 feet)

Santo Niño is a barangay in the municipality of San Jose, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,509. This represented 11.43% of the total population of San Jose.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Santo Niño in the 2015 Census was 2,132 broken down into 428 households or an average of 4.98 members per household.

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Number of households in Santo Niño (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
1,2172255.41
1,4462805.16
1,6703245.15
1,9103924.87
2,1954434.95
2,1324284.98

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santo Niño is 5 to 9, with 235 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 29 individuals.

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Population of Santo Niño by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1432.02%
1 to 41979.24%
5 to 923511.02%
10 to 142029.47%
15 to 192109.85%
20 to 242019.43%
25 to 291496.99%
30 to 341316.14%
35 to 391486.94%
40 to 441165.44%
45 to 491034.83%
50 to 54914.27%
55 to 59934.36%
60 to 64733.42%
65 to 69411.92%
70 to 74381.78%
75 to 79321.50%
80 and over291.36%
Total2,132100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 51.48
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.65
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 62.13
  • Median Age: 24.45

Historical population

The population of Santo Niño grew from 1,217 in 1990 to 2,509 in 2020, an increase of 1,292 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.49%, or an increase of 377 people, from the previous population of 2,132 in 2015.

Population of Santo Niño (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,217
1,4463.28%
1,6703.14%
1,9101.87%
2,1955.19%
2,132-0.55%
2,5093.49%

Location

Santo Niño is situated at approximately 9.3971, 123.2456, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 81.1 meters or 266.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Santo Niño 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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