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Bacong
Municipality of Salug
Province of Zamboanga del Norte

Bacong is a barangay in the municipality of Salug,

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in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. Its
population as determined by the 2020 Census was Type: barangay

1,620. This represented 5.04% of the total population Island group: Mindanao
of Salug.
Region: Zamboanga
Peninsula
(Region IX)

Province: Zamboanga del

Norte

Municipality: Salug

Postal code: 7114

Population (2020): 1,620

Philippine major Mindanao

island(s):

Coordinates: 8.1103, 122.8239

(8° 7' North,
122° 49' East)

Estimated elevation 98.0 meters

above sea level: (321.5 feet)

Demographics

Households
The household population of Bacong in the 2015 Census was 1,370 broken down into 335
households or an average of 4.09 members per household.

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Census date Household Number of Average

popula�on households household
size

1990 May 1 1,348 250 5.39

1995 Sep 1 1,804 352 5.13

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2000 May 1 1,419 320 4.43

2007 Aug 1 1,456 304 4.79

2010 May 1 1,292 306 4.22

2015 Aug 1 1,370 335 4.09

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Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Bacong is 10 to 14, with
174 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 16
individuals.

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Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the young dependent
population which include infants/babies, children and young adolescents/teenagers, make up an
aggregate of 31.82% (436). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and

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aggregate of 31.82% (436). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and
actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 60.58% (830). Finally, old
dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 7.59% (104) in all.

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The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Bacong, there are 53
youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population; there are 13 aged/senior citizens to
every 100 of the working population; and overall, there are 65 dependents (young and old-age) to
every 100 of the working population.

The median age of 26 indicates that half of the entire population of Bacong are aged less than 26 and
the other half are over the age of 26.

Age group Popula�on Age group

(2015) percentage

Under 1 25 1.82%

1 to 4 111 8.10%

5 to 9 126 9.20%

10 to 14 174 12.70%

15 to 19 146 10.66%

20 to 24 85 6.20%

25 to 29 82 5.99%

30 to 34 69 5.04%

35 to 39 93 6.79%

40 to 44 91 6.64%

45 to 49 71 5.18%

50 to 54 67 4.89%

55 to 59 66 4.82%

60 to 64 60 4.38%

65 to 69 36 2.63%

70 to 74 30 2.19%

75 to 79 22 1.61%

80 and
16 1.17%
over

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Total 1,370 100.00%

• Youth Dependency Ra�o: 52.53

• Old Age Dependency Ra�o: 12.53

• Total Dependency Ra�o: 65.06

• Median Age: 26.10

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Historical population
The population of Bacong grew from 1,348 in 1990 to 1,620 in 2020, an increase of 272 people over
the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.59%, or an
increase of 250 people, from the previous population of 1,370 in 2015.

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Census date Popula�on Growth

rate

1990 May 1 1,348 –

1995 Sep 1 1,804 5.61% ▴

2000 May 1 1,419 -5.02% ▾

2007 Aug 1 1,456 0.36% ▴

2010 May 1 1,292 -4.26% ▾

2015 Aug 1 1,370 1.12% ▴

2020 May 1 1,620 3.59% ▴

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Location
Bacong is situated at approximately 8.1103, 122.8239, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these
coordinates is estimated at 98.0 meters or 321.5 feet above mean sea level.

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Adjacent barangays
Bacong shares a common border with the following barangay(s):
▪ Canawan, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte ▪ Lipakan, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte
▪ Ipilan, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte ▪ Santo Niño, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte

Notes
▪ Data on popula�on, and households, are from the Philippine Sta�s�cs Authority.

▪ Postal code informa�on is from the Philippine Postal Corpora�on.

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