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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Eastern Visayas
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The total population of Eastern Visayas
(Region VIII)
as of September 1, 1995 is
3,366,917
Biliran 132,209 Northern
Samar 454,195
Eastern
Samar 362,324 Samar
(Western) 589,373
Leyte 1,511,251 Southern
Leyte 317,565
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population of Region VIII grew at the rate of 1.84 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.96 percentage point higher
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (0.88
percent)
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Among the six provinces in Region VIII,
Leyte registered the largest population at 1,511,251 persons, and
Biliran, the smallest at 132,209 persons.
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Northern Samar
was the fastest growing province in the region with
an
annual growth rate of 3.21 percent,
while
Southern Leyte
experienced a decline in population at the rate of
0.26
percent annually.
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Average household size
1990: 5.2 persons/household
1995: 5.1 persons/household
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Number of cities/municipalities: 143
Number of cities: 3
Number of barangays: 4,391
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