SAN JOSE APUNAN

📍 Geographic Profile

• Location: San Jose Apunan is one of Lubao’s 44 barangays in western Pampanga, along the Jose Abad Santos Avenue, approximately 6 km northwest of the town proper waze.com+15philatlas.com+15commons.wikimedia.org+15.
  
  

• Coordinates & Elevation: Situated at about 14.9636° N, 120.5741° E, with an elevation of ~14.2 m (46.6 ft) above sea level mapcarta.com+2philatlas.com+2mapcarta.com+2.
  
  

• Adjacent Barangays: Bordered by San Roque Dau, Don Ignacio Dimson, Santo Domingo (all Lubao) and Rizal, Magsaysay, Maquiapo (Guagua) philatlas.com+1pampanga.gov.ph+1.
  
  

👥 Demographic Profile

• Population (2020): 1,138 residents — about 0.66% of Lubao's total population waze.com+10philatlas.com+10philatlas.com+10.
  
  

• Households (2015): 320 households with an average of 4.19 members per household; the 2015 household population was 1,342 philatlas.com.
  
  

• Population Growth: After growing from 629 in 1990 to 1,342 in 2015, the population declined to 1,138 in 2020, showing a −3.41% annualized decrease since the last census philatlas.com.
  
  

👶 Age Structure (2015)

• Largest age group: 5–9 years (143 individuals, 10.7%).
  
  

• Smallest: 80+ years (10 individuals, 0.7%).
  
  

• Dependency Ratios:
  
  

  • Youth: 45.9
    
    

  • Elderly: 8.4
    
    

  • Total: 54.3
    
    

• Median Age: 26.5 years mapcarta.com+14philatlas.com+14philippines-streets.openalfa.com+14philippines-streets.openalfa.com+3mapcarta.com+3en.wikipedia.org+3.
  
  

🏛️ Public Facilities & Landmarks

• Barangay Hall located near the chapel, community court, and basketball court pampanga.gov.ph+5mapcarta.com+5mapcarta.com+5.
  
  

• San Jose Apunan Chapel, Church of Christ, and Iglesia ni Cristo serve the religious needs commons.wikimedia.org+15philippines-streets.openalfa.com+15mapcarta.com+15.
  
  

• San Jose Apunan Elementary School, established in 1920, serves primary educational needs mapcarta.com+1waze.com+1.
  
  

• Health Station and Child Development Center are nearby for health and early childhood services mapcarta.com+3mapcarta.com+3philippines-streets.openalfa.com+3.
  
  

🏷️ Zonal Values (2025)

• Residential lot prices range from ₱350 to ₱400/m², while interior residential zones (RR) are valued at ~₱1,000/m² zonalvaluefinderph.com.
  
  

🌐 Summary

Barangay San Jose Apunan is a small, community-focused barangay characterized by a youthful demographic and essential infrastructure—schools, health, religious and civic buildings. While the population has recently declined, it remains a vital rural community hub with strategic location along a key highway.