National Statistics Office
Population Census
Highlights of the 1995 Philippine Population Census
National Capital Region
The total population of National Capital Region (NCR)
                         as of September 1, 1995 is
9,454,040
     Caloocan City       1,023,159       Parañaque          391,296
     Las Piñas                 413,086       Pasay City          408,610
     Makati City               484,176       Pasig City          471,075
     Malabon                  347,484        Pateros               55,286
     Mandaluyong City    286,870       Quezon City    1,989,419
     Manila                   1,654,761       San Juan            124,187
     Marikina                   357,231       Tagig                 381,350
     Muntinlupa City       399,846        Valenzuela         437,165
     Navotas                   229,039
  The population of NCR grew at the rate of 3.30 percent annually in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.32 percentage point higher than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (2.98 percent)
Among the eight cities and nine municipalities in the NCR,
       Quezon City registered the largest population
                            at 1,989,419 persons, and
       Pateros, the smallest at 55,286 persons.
The City of Muntinlupa was the fastest growing province
              in NCR with an annual growth rate of 7.02 percent.
Average household size
1990:       5.0 persons/household
1995:       4.7 persons/household
Number of cities/municipalities:      17
Number of cities:                                   8
Number of barangays:                  1,689



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