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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Ilocos Region
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The total population of Ilocos Region (Region
I) as of Sep. 1, 1995 is
3,803,890
Ilocos
Norte 482,651 La
Union 597,442
Ilocos
Sur 545,385 Pangasinan 2,178,412
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population of Region I grew at the rate of 1.30 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.66 percentage point lower
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (1.96
percent)
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Among the four provinces in Region I,
Pangasinan
registered the largest population at 2,178,412
persons, and Ilocos
Norte, the smallest at 482,651
persons.
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La Union
was the fastest growing province in the region with an annual
growth
rate of 1.61 percent,
while Ilocos Norte
was the slowest at 0.84 percent.
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Average household size
1990: 5.4
persons/household
1995: 5.1
persons/household
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Number of cities/municipalities: 125
Number of cities: 3
Number of barangays: 3,264
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