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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Western Visayas
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The total population of Western Visayas
(Region VI)
as of September 1, 1995 is
5,776,938
Aklan 410,539
Guimaras 126,470
Antique 431,713 Iloilo 1,749,561
Capiz 624,469 Negros
Occidental 2,434,186
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population of Region VI grew at the rate of 1.30 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 (1.77
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Among the six provinces in Region VI, Negros Occidental registered
the largest population at 2,434,186 persons, and
Guimaras, the smallest at 126,470 persons. |
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Aklan and
Negros Occidental were the fastest growing provinces in the region
with an annual growth rate of 1.43 percent,
while Iloilo
was the slowest at 1.13 percent.
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Average household size
1990: 5.5 persons/household
1995: 5.2 persons/household
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Number of cities/municipalities: 133
Number of cities: 8
Number of barangays: 4,048
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