PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY Antique Provincial Statistical Office No. 11, Series of 2017
Highlights on 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015)
MUNICIPALITY OF PATNONGON
The population of the Municipality of Patnongon, Antique as of August 1, 2015 was 37,176 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).
The 2015 population is higher by 2,074 compared with the population of 35,102 in 2010, and higher by 3,482 and 5,621 compared with 2007 and 2000, respectively. Refer to Table 1.
Table 1. Population of the Municipality of Patnongon
Census Year Census Reference Date Population 2000 May 1, 2000 31,555 2007 August 1, 2007 33,694 2010 May 1, 2010 35,102 2015 August 1, 2015 37,176
The Municipality of Patnongon population increased by 1.10 percent annually, on average, during the period 2010 to 2015. By comparison, this growth rate is slower than at which the municipality grew during the period 2000 to 2010 and from 2007 to 2010 at a rate of 1.07 percent and 1.50 percent, respectively. See Table 2. Table 2. Annual Population Growth Rate of Patnongon
(Based on the 2000, 2007, 2010 and 2015 Censuses)
Reference Period Annual Population Growth Rate (in percent) 2010-2015 1.10 2007-2010 1.50
2000-2010 1.07 2000-2007 0.91
Of the municipality’s 36 barangays, Poblacion had the biggest population in 2015 with 6,044 persons. The other top four barangays include Aureliana (2,551), La Rioja (2,278), Carit-an (2,018) and Apgahan (1,671). The combined population of these five (5) barangays accounted for almost 39.17 percent of Patnongon’s population in 2015. See Table 3.
Table 3. Population and Rank of the Barangays: 2015
Barangay Population Rank Poblacion 6,044 1 Aureliana 2,551 2 La Rioja 2,278 3 Carit-an 2,018 4 Apgahan 1,671 5 Padang 1,663 6 Igbarawan 1,565 7 Magsaysay 1,533 8 Tamayoc 1,330 9 Igburi 1,260 10 Mabasa 1,151 11 Cuyapiao 1,050 12 Samalague 970 13 Pandanan 953 14 San Rafael 829 15 Bernaldo A. Julagting (Bitas) 786 16 Igbobon 742 17 Amparo 725 18 Badiangan 725 19 Macarina 689 20 Tigbalogo 570 21 Villa Cruz 543 22 Salaguiawan 539 23 Patlabawon 494 24 Vista Alegre 479 25 Villa Crespo 463 26 Magarang 441 27 Tobias Fornier 441 28 Villa Elio 429 29 Villa Salomon 423 30 Gella 416 31
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Quezon 346 32 Villa Laua-an 340 33 Villa Sal 271 34 Alvañiz 257 35 Villa Flores 191 36
Villa Flores was the smallest barangay in terms of population size with 191 persons. Four other barangays at the bottom five, namely Alvañiz (257), Villa Sal (271), Villa Laua-an (340) and Quezon (346).
The barangay of Igburi was the fastest growing barangay with an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 4.54 percent. The second fastest growing barangay with an average annual population growth rate at 4.22 percent from 2010 to 2015 was Igbobon, followed by Magarang at 4.21 percent, Villa Cruz at 3.82 percent and Alvañiz at 3.73 percent. See Table 4.
Table 4. Population and Growth Rates by Municipality and Barangays: 2010-2015
POPULATION TOTAL POPULATION MUNICIPALITY/BARANGAYS GROWTH RATE 1-May-10 1-Aug-15 2010-2015 PATNONGON 35,102 37,176 1.10 Alvañiz 212 257 3.73 Amparo 676 725 1.34 Apgahan 1,573 1,671 1.16 Aureliana 2,272 2,551 2.23 Badiangan 685 725 1.09 Bernaldo A. Julagting (Bitas) 749 786 0.92 Carit-an 1,912 2,018 1.03 Cuyapiao 1,020 1,050 0.55 Villa Elio 386 429 2.03 Gella 388 416 1.33 Igbarawan 1,418 1,565 1.89 Igbobon 597 742 4.22 Igburi 998 1,260 4.54 La Rioja 2,266 2,278 0.10 Mabasa 1,032 1,151 2.10 Macarina 659 689 0.85 Magarang 355 441 4.21 Magsaysay 1,457 1,533 0.97 Padang 1,576 1,663 1.03 Pandanan 911 953 0.86 Patlabawon 453 494 1.66 Philippine Statistics Authority- Antique Page 3
Poblacion 5,701 6,044 1.12 Quezon 314 346 1.86 Salaguiawan 468 539 2.72 Samalague 1,541 970 -8.43 San Rafael 803 829 0.61 Tobias Fornier 411 441 1.35 Tamayoc 1,304 1,330 0.38 Tigbalogo 541 570 1.00 Villa Crespo 413 463 2.20 Villa Cruz 446 543 3.82 Villa Flores 175 191 1.68 Villa Laua-an 306 340 2.03 Villa Sal 236 271 2.67 Villa Salomon 390 423 1.56 Vista Alegre 458 479 0.86
Patnongon has a population density of 221 persons in every square kilometer. This is higher by 12 persons per square kilometer in 2010 with population density of 209 with a percent change of 5.9 percent from 2010-2015.
The population of Patnongon in 2015 which was 37,176 is 6.38 percent of the total population of Antique which was 582,012 in the same year.
Table 5. Total Population and Annual Population Growth Rates, Patnongon 1990-2015
Total Population Annual Population Growth Rate Province/City/ Census Years Municipality/ 1-May-90 1-Sep-95 1-May-00 1-Aug-07 1-May-10 1-Aug-15 1990- 1995- 2000 - 2007 - 2010 - Barangay 1995 2000 2007 2010 2015 PATNONGON 27,376 29,235 31,555 33,694 35,102 37,176 1.24 1.65 0.91 1.50 1.10 Alvañiz 282 381 291 275 212 257 5.80 -5.61 -0.78 -9.03 3.73 Amparo 355 468 472 584 676 725 5.31 0.18 2.98 5.46 1.34 Apgahan 1,061 1,291 1,380 1,445 1,573 1,671 3.74 1.44 0.64 3.13 1.16 Aureliana 1,687 1,804 2,051 2,145 2,272 2,551 1.26 2.79 0.62 2.11 2.23 Badiangan 561 578 644 641 685 725 0.56 2.34 -0.06 2.44 1.09 Bernaldo A. Julagting (Bitas) 620 642 734 801 749 786 0.66 2.91 1.21 -2.41 0.92 Carit-an 1,449 1,479 1,713 1,885 1,912 2,018 0.38 3.20 1.33 0.52 1.03 Cuyapiao 942 1,033 1,030 931 1,020 1,050 1.74 -0.06 -1.38 3.37 0.55 Villa Elio 300 359 357 363 386 429 3.42 -0.12 0.23 2.26 2.03 Gella 292 332 288 411 388 416 2.43 -3.00 5.02 -2.07 1.33 Igbarawan 966 1,076 1,023 1,302 1,418 1,565 2.04 -1.08 3.38 3.15 1.89
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Igbobon 503 571 588 660 597 742 2.40 0.63 1.60 -3.58 4.22 Igburi 1,014 1,072 995 943 998 1,260 1.05 -1.58 -0.74 2.08 4.54 La Rioja 1,710 1,782 1,850 2,362 2,266 2,278 0.78 0.81 3.43 -1.50 0.10 Mabasa 781 800 943 964 1,032 1,151 0.45 3.59 0.30 2.51 2.10 Macarina 592 639 692 678 659 689 1.44 1.72 -0.28 -1.03 0.85 Magarang 294 353 374 337 355 441 3.48 1.25 -1.43 1.91 4.21 Magsaysay 1,081 1,160 1,302 1,557 1,457 1,533 1.33 2.50 2.50 -2.38 0.97 Padang 1,031 1,115 1,139 1,481 1,576 1,663 1.48 0.46 3.69 2.29 1.03 Pandanan 801 664 943 911 911 953 -3.45 7.80 -0.47 0.00 0.86 Patlabawon 420 412 462 458 453 494 -0.36 2.48 -0.12 -0.40 1.66 Poblacion 4,192 4,486 5,486 5,472 5,701 6,044 1.28 4.40 -0.04 1.50 1.12 Quezon 322 334 299 309 314 346 0.69 -2.34 0.45 0.59 1.86 Salaguiawan 310 476 429 517 468 539 8.36 -2.20 2.61 -3.56 2.72 Samalague 646 687 784 802 1,541 970 1.16 2.87 0.31 26.80 -8.43 San Rafael 747 780 836 784 803 829 0.81 1.50 -0.88 0.87 0.61 Tobias Fornier 363 423 377 338 411 441 2.91 -2.44 -1.49 7.37 1.35 Tamayoc 1,240 1,173 1,271 1,260 1,304 1,330 -1.03 1.73 -0.12 1.26 0.38 Tigbalogo 472 499 477 555 541 570 1.05 -0.96 2.11 -0.92 1.00 Villa Crespo 421 423 339 376 413 463 0.09 -4.63 1.44 3.47 2.20 Villa Cruz 475 357 393 409 446 543 -5.21 2.08 0.55 3.20 3.82 Villa Flores 130 170 165 209 175 191 5.15 -0.64 3.31 -6.25 1.68 Villa Laua-an 356 406 351 387 306 340 2.49 -3.07 1.35 -8.18 2.03 Villa Sal 207 247 234 300 236 271 3.36 -1.15 3.48 -8.35 2.67 Villa Salomon 297 315 379 388 390 423 1.11 4.04 0.32 0.19 1.56 Vista Alegre 456 448 464 454 458 479 -0.33 0.75 -0.30 0.32 0.86
The POPCEN was undertaken by the Philippine Statistics Authority in August 2015 pursuant to Republic Act No. 10625, also known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 and executive Order 352- Designation of Statistical Activities That Will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector, which stipulates the conduct of a mid-decade census primarily to update the population in all barangays nationwide.
Information on the count of the population was collected with 12:01 a.m. of August 1, 2015 as the census reference time and date.
His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III declared as official for all purposes the population counts of the province, city/municipality, and barangay, based on the POPCEN 2015 under Proclamation No. 1269 dated 18 May 2016. The population counts were based on census questionnaires accomplished by about 750 enumerators and supervisors deployed during the nationwide census taking.
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The successful completion of the census-taking was made possible with the support of the local and national officials, government agencies, local government units, media, private agencies, and non-government organizations.
The Philippine Statistics Authority Antique Provincial Statistical Office would like to extend grateful appreciation and commendation for the full support, cooperation and assistance of the member-agencies of the Provincial Census Coordination Board chaired by the Provincial Governor, Municipal Census Coordination Board with Municipal Mayor as the Chairman, all local and national agencies, the Barangay Officials, media, non-government organizations/agencies, the Supervisors and Enumerators who are the frontliners of this undertaking, all households, institutions and general public who made the census in the province a resounding and meaningful success.
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