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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Western Mindanao
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The total population of Western Mindanao
(Region IX)
as of September 1, 1995 is
2,794,659
Basilan 295,565 Zamboanga
del Sur 1,728,397
Zamboanga
del Norte 770,697
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population of Region IX grew at the rate of 2.42 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.19 percentage point higher
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (2.23
percent)
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Among the three provinces in Region IX,
Zamboanga
del Sur registered the largest population
at 1,728,397 persons, and
Basilan,
the smallest at 295,565 persons.
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Basilan was
the fastest growing province in the region with an annual
growth
rate of 4.12 percent,
while Zamboanga del Sur was the slowest at 2.13 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:
78
Number of cities: 4
Number of barangays: 1,111
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