Puhagan, Municipality of Valencia, Province of Negros Oriental

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
MunicipalityValencia
Postal code6215
Population (2020)1,986
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Coordinates9.2893, 123.1679 (9° 17' North, 123° 10' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level843.2 meters (2,766.4 feet)

Puhagan is a barangay in the municipality of Valencia, in the province of Negros Oriental. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,986. This represented 5.13% of the total population of Valencia.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Puhagan in the 2015 Census was 1,800 broken down into 401 households or an average of 4.49 members per household.

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Number of households in Puhagan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
8141356.03
8961555.78
1,1142015.54
1,4542815.17
1,5483035.11
1,8004014.49

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Puhagan is 10 to 14, with 202 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Puhagan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1482.67%
1 to 41578.72%
5 to 919410.78%
10 to 1420211.22%
15 to 1919010.56%
20 to 2419110.61%
25 to 291578.72%
30 to 341478.17%
35 to 391126.22%
40 to 441126.22%
45 to 49703.89%
50 to 54673.72%
55 to 59553.06%
60 to 64362.00%
65 to 69281.56%
70 to 74150.83%
75 to 79160.89%
80 and over30.17%
Total1,800100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 52.86
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.45
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 58.31
  • Median Age: 22.85

Historical population

The population of Puhagan grew from 814 in 1990 to 1,986 in 2020, an increase of 1,172 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.09%, or an increase of 186 people, from the previous population of 1,800 in 2015.

Population of Puhagan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
814
8961.81%
1,1144.78%
1,4543.74%
1,5482.31%
1,8002.91%
1,9862.09%

Location

Puhagan is situated at approximately 9.2893, 123.1679, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 843.2 meters or 2,766.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Puhagan 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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