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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Central Visayas
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The total population of Central Visayas
(Region VII)
as of September 1, 1995 is
5,014,588
Bohol 994,440
Negros Oriental 1,025,247
Cebu 2,921,145 Siquijor 73,756
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population of Region VII grew at the rate of 1.65 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.30 percentage point lower
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (1.95
percent)
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Among the four provinces in Region VII,
Cebu
registered the largest population at 2,921,145
persons, and
Siquijor,
the smallest at 73,756 persons.
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Negros Oriental
was the fastest growing provinces in the region
with
an annual growth rate of 1.94 percent,
while Siquijor
experienced a decline in population at the rate
of
0.04 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: 132
Number of cities: 9
Number of barangays: 3,003
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