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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Northern Mindanao
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The total population of Northern Mindanao
(Region X)
as
of September 1, 1995 is
2,483,272
Bukidnon 940,403 Misamis
Occidental 458,965
Camiguin 68,039 Misamis
Oriental 1,015,865
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 The
population of Region X grew at the rate of 2.32 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.10 percentage point lower
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (2.22
percent)
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Among the four provinces in Region X,
Misamis
Oriental registered the largest population
at
1,015,865 persons,
and
Camiguin,
the smallest at 68,039 persons.
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Misamis Oriental
was the fastest growing province in the region
with
an annual growth rate of 3.06 percent,
while Camiguin was
the slowest at 1.08 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: 70
Number of cities: 5
Number of barangays: 1,514
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