Lag‑it, Municipality of Tayasan, Province of Negros Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
MunicipalityTayasan
Postal code6211
Population (2020)1,808
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates9.9757, 123.0418 (9° 59' North, 123° 3' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level902.6 meters (2,961.3 feet)

Lag‑it is a barangay in the municipality of Tayasan, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,808. This represented 4.74% of the total population of Tayasan.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Lag-it in the 2015 Census was 1,643 broken down into 426 households or an average of 3.86 members per household.

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Number of households in Lag-it (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
6531404.66
1,1702404.88
1,2702694.72
1,3023104.20
1,4613414.28
1,6434263.86

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Lag-it is 5 to 9, with 208 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 7 individuals.

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Population of Lag-it by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1412.49%
1 to 418311.12%
5 to 920812.64%
10 to 1419011.55%
15 to 191468.88%
20 to 241307.90%
25 to 291328.02%
30 to 34985.96%
35 to 39905.47%
40 to 44855.17%
45 to 491046.32%
50 to 54754.56%
55 to 59462.80%
60 to 64492.98%
65 to 69332.01%
70 to 74191.16%
75 to 7990.55%
80 and over70.43%
Total1,645100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 65.13
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.12
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 72.25
  • Median Age: 22.10

Historical population

The population of Lag-it grew from 653 in 1990 to 1,808 in 2020, an increase of 1,155 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.01%, or an increase of 163 people, from the previous population of 1,645 in 2015.

Population of Lag-it (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
653
1,17011.54%
1,2701.77%
1,3020.34%
1,4614.28%
1,6452.28%
1,8082.01%

Location

Lag‑it is situated at approximately 9.9757, 123.0418, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 902.6 meters or 2,961.3 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Lag‑it 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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