Barangay Poblacion Ilawod
When Spaniards came in the Philippines on the 16th century, one of them walked in our area and he met a man asking what the name of the place is. Then, the man was a deaf and he did not answer. Another man came and said that “that man was “bungol” which means “deaf”. As he came back from his group, they were asking if where he had been. He answered that he came from “UNGGOL” that sounds from the word “BUNGOL” as he forgot the right word he heard that he interpreted that it was the name of the place. Then the previous Mayor corrected the word “UNGGOL” to “ONGOL”, and he decided together with teniente de barrio to divide into two, since the area of Ongol is too big and the teniente del barrio could hardly facilitate the constituents due to lack of transportation and roads before, from now on they called Ongol Ilaya and Ongol Ilawod.
Ongol Ilaya is a rural barangay, and one of the lowland barangays of the municipality of Dumarao, province of Capiz. It has a total land area 2.7686 square kilometers.
The barangay has an agricultural area of 126.49 hectares, 45.69% of its total land area. Agricultural produce are palay and corn. Part of their agricultural diversification activities are livestock and backyard native chicken farming.
Geo- physical Hazards
Poblacion Ilawod is exposed to 3 types of hazards: rain-induced flooding, rain-induced landslides, and KARST Subsidence. However, the entire barangay is low-susceptible to all hazards.
Demographics
Household
The household population of Poblacion Ilawod in the 2020 Census was 1,403 broken down into 369 households or an average of 3.80 members per household.
Population by age group
Based on the 2020 Census, the age group with the highest population in Poblacion Ilawod is 15 to 19, with 129 individuals. Furthermore, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 31 individuals.
The combined age group of individuals aged 14 and below, consisting of the young dependent population which includes infants/babies, children, and young adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 23.16% (325). Individuals between the ages of 15 and 64, the economically active population, or potential workforce members, constitute 64.20% (905). Finally, the old dependent population consists of senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, a total of 5.27% (74).
Historical population
The population of Poblacion Ilawod increased by 65 in 30 years, from 1.338 in 1990 to 1.403 in 2020. In the latest census data from 2020, the population has decreased by 173 individuals, or a negative growth rate of 2.42%, from 1,576 in 2015.
Adjacent barangays
Poblacion Ilawod shares a common border with the following barangay(s):
- Jambad, Dumarao, Capiz
- Cubi, Dumarao, Capiz
- Poblacion Ilaya, Dumarao, Capiz
- Ongol Ilaya, Dumarao, Capiz
- Guinotos, Dumarao, Capiz
- Janguslob, Dumarao, Capiz