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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Cagayan Valley Region
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The total population of Cagayan Valley
Region (Region II)
as of Sep. 1, 1995 is
2,536,035
Batanes 14,180 Nueva
Vizcaya 334,965
Cagayan 895,050 Quirino 131,119
Isabela 1,160,721
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 The
population of Region II grew at the rate of 1.51 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.49 percentage point lower
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (2.01
percent)
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Among the five provinces in Region II,
Isabela
registered the largest population at 1,160,721
persons,
while Batanes
is the smallest at 14,180 persons.
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Quirino
was the fastest growing province in the region with an annual
growth
rate of 2.63 percent, while
Batanes
experienced a decline in population at the rate of
1.08
percent annually.
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Average household size
1990: 5.2
persons/household
1995: 5.0
persons/household
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Number of cities/municipalities:
93
Number of cities: 1
Number of barangays: 2,347
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