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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Central Luzon
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The total population of Central Luzon
(Region III)
as of September 1, 1995 is
6,932,570
Bataan 491,459 Pampanga 1,635,767
Bulacan 1,784,441 Tarlac 945,810
Nueva
Ecija 1,505,827 Zambales 569,266
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 The
population of Region III grew at the rate of 2.12 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.47 percentage point lower
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (2.58
percent).
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Among the six provinces in Region III,
Bulacan
registered the largest population at 1,784,441
persons,
and
Bataan,
the smallest at 491,459 persons.
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Bulacan
was the fastest growing province in the region with
an
annual growth rate of 3.24 percent,
while Zambales
was the slowest at 0.21 percent.
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Average household size
1990: 5.3
persons/household
1995: 5.1
persons/household
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Number of cities/municipalities: 122
Number of cities: 5
Number of barangays: 2,949
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