SAN AGUSTIN

📍 Geographic & Classification

• Type: Urban barangay in Candaba’s Poblacion, perched on the Pampanga River floodplain.
  
  

• Coordinates & Elevation: ~15.0910° N, 120.8314° E; elevation around 10.6 m (34.8 ft) above sea level pampanga.gov.ph+13philatlas.com+13commons.wikimedia.org+13.
  
  

👥 Demographics & Population

• Population (2020): 5,293 residents (~4.43% of Candaba’s 119,497 total) mapcarta.com+4philatlas.com+4mapcarta.com+4.
  
  

• Households (2015): 5,068 people across 924 households, averaging 5.48 persons/household philatlas.com.
  
  

• Age & Dependency (2015):
  
  

  • Median age: 24.33 years
    
    

  • Youth dependency: ~49.5%, Elderly: ~7.3%, Total: ~56.8% philatlas.com.
    
    

  • Largest age cohort: 5–9 years (~10.95%) .
    
    

📈 Population Trends

• Growth from 3,591 (1990) → 5,293 (2020), an increase of 1,702 over 30 years philatlas.com.
  
  

• Recent annual growth (2015–2020): +0.92% philatlas.com.
  
  

🏡 Land Use & Real Estate

• Core Poblacion area: residential zones, barangay facilities, and proximity to the Pampanga River floodplain.
  
  

• Surrounding agricultural plots take advantage of nutrient-rich, seasonally flooded lands.
  
  

🏗 Infrastructure & Amenities

• Central civic area includes:
  
  

  • Barangay Hall, Covered Court, Child Development Center, and Health Station commons.wikimedia.org+13philippines-streets.openalfa.com+13commons.wikimedia.org+13en.wikipedia.orgcandabapampanga.gov.ph+13en.wikipedia.org+13en.wikipedia.org+13.
    
    

  • San Agustin Chapel & Elementary School: integral for religious and educational activities philippines-streets.openalfa.com+1mapcarta.com+1.
    
    

  • San Agustin Bridge connects to nearby districts over a creek and links to the main provincial road mapcarta.com.
    
    

🚗 Transport & Connectivity

• Located along the Baliuag–Candaba Road with robust links to Pan‑Philippine Highway via the Candaba Viaduct en.wikipedia.org+10en.wikipedia.org+10commons.wikimedia.org+10.
  
  

• Transit modes include jeepneys, tricycles, and occasional motorboats during flood periods .
  
  

🌟 Community & Resilience

• Civic structure: strong community with access to health, childcare, social services (OFW, VAWC, PWD, rehab desks) .
  
  

• Located in flood-sensitive zone within the Candaba Swamp, a natural flood retention basin supporting rice/melon, fish, and duck farming abestexpress.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15commons.wikimedia.org+15.
  
  

🌏 Municipality Context

• One of 33 barangays in Candaba, San Agustin anchors Poblacion and supports adjacent barangays: Bambang, Mandasig, Pescadores, and Pasig commons.wikimedia.org+13philatlas.com+13wikimapia.org+13