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Dasol is a coastal municipality in the province of Pangasinan.

The municipality has a land area of 166.60 square kilometers or 64.32 square miles which
constitutes 3.06% of Pangasinan's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census
was 31,355. This represented 0.99% of the total population of Pangasinan province, or 0.59% of
the overall population of the Ilocos Region. Based on these figures, the population density is
computed at 188 inhabitants per square kilometer or 487 inhabitants per square mile.
Barangays
Dasol has 18 barangays as shown in the following table.

Barangay ▾ Population Population Population Change Annual


percentage (2020 (2020) (2015) (2015-2020) Population
) Growth Rate
(2015-2020)
Alilao 1.81% 567 532 6.58% 1.35%
Amalbalan 6.27% 1,967 1,821 8.02% 1.64%
Bobonot 5.17% 1,620 1,361 19.03% 3.73%
Eguia 9.93% 3,114 3,194 -2.50% -0.53%
Gais-Guipe 8.37% 2,625 2,502 4.92% 1.02%
Hermosa 5.64% 1,767 1,652 6.96% 1.43%
Macalang 6.18% 1,939 2,025 -4.25% -0.91%
Magsaysay 2.25% 705 682 3.37% 0.70%
Malacapas 4.00% 1,253 1,046 19.79% 3.87%
Malimpin 5.25% 1,646 1,392 18.25% 3.59%
Osmeña 5.65% 1,771 1,541 14.93% 2.97%
Petal 5.53% 1,735 1,507 15.13% 3.01%
Poblacion 10.98% 3,443 3,416 0.79% 0.17%
San Vicente 4.44% 1,392 1,128 23.40% 4.53%
Tambac 2.82% 884 838 5.49% 1.13%
Tambobong 6.66% 2,089 1,658 26.00% 4.98%
Uli 6.23% 1,954 2,033 -3.89% -0.83%
Viga 2.82% 884 782 13.04% 2.61%
Dasol Total 31,355 29,110 7.71% 1.58% Dasol Total

Economy - The annual regular revenue of Dasol for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱88,222,237.74.

Fiscal Year Annual Regular Income Change


2009 51,708,676.22 –
2010 54,339,375.76 5.09%
2011 59,759,387.31 9.97%
2012 57,914,590.10 -3.09%
2013 63,019,271.03 8.81%
2014 71,675,312.99 13.74%
2015 80,127,703.84 11.79%
2016 88,222,237.74 10.10%
Demographics
The household population of Dasol in the 2015 Census was 29,110 broken down into 6,785
households or an average of 4.29 members per household.

Census date Household Number of Average household


population households size
1990 May 1 19,666 3,748 5.25
1995 Sep 1 23,545 4,517 5.21
2000 May 1 25,369 5,092 4.98
2007 Aug 1 27,027 5,787 4.67
2010 May 1 26,987 6,026 4.48
2015 Aug 1 29,110 6,785 4.29

Population by age group


According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dasol is 5 to 9, with
3,182 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 338
individuals.
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 32.51% (9,463). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active
population and actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 60.92%
(17,733). Finally, old dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and
over, total 6.58% (1,914) in all.
The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Dasol, there are 53
youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population; there are 11 aged/senior
citizens to every 100 of the working population; and overall, there are 64 dependents (young
and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.
The median age of 25 indicates that half of the entire population of Dasol are aged less than 25
and the other half are over the age of 25.

Age group Population (2015) Age group percentage


Under 1 557 1.91%
1 to 4 2,548 8.75%
5 to 9 3,182 10.93%
10 to 14 3,176 10.91%
15 to 19 2,688 9.23%
20 to 24 2,338 8.03%
25 to 29 2,153 7.40%
30 to 34 2,015 6.92%
35 to 39 1,806 6.20%
40 to 44 1,714 5.89%
45 to 49 1,568 5.39%
50 to 54 1,423 4.89%
55 to 59 1,159 3.98%
60 to 64 869 2.99%
65 to 69 726 2.49%
70 to 74 470 1.61%
75 to 79 338 1.16%
80 and over 380 1.31%
Total 29,110 100.00%

Historical population
The population of Dasol grew from 2,050 in 1903 to 31,355 in 2020, an increase of 29,305
people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth
rate of 1.58%, or an increase of 2,245 people, from the previous population of 29,110 in 2015.

Census date Population Growth rate


1903 Mar 2 2,050 –
1918 Dec 31 3,107 2.66%
1939 Jan 1 7,472 4.48%
1948 Oct 1 9,141 2.09%
1960 Feb 15 11,043 1.68%
1970 May 6 12,955 1.57%
1975 May 1 15,304 3.40%
1980 May 1 16,957 2.07%
1990 May 1 19,671 1.50%
1995 Sep 1 23,551 3.43%
2000 May 1 25,381 1.62%
2007 Aug 1 27,027 0.87%
2010 May 1 26,991 -0.05%
2015 Aug 1 29,110 1.45%
2020 May 1 31,355 1.58%

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