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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Southern Mindanao
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The total population of Southern Mindanao
(Region XI)
as
of September 1, 1995 is
4,604,158
Davao 1,191,443 South
Cotabato 948,328
Davao
del Sur 1,683,909 Sarangani 367,006
Davao
Oriental 413,472
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 The
population of Region XI grew at the rate of 2.72 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.38 percentage point lower
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (3.10
percent)
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Among the six provinces in Region XI,
Davao
del Sur registered the largest population at
1,683,909
persons, and
Davao
Oriental, the smallest at 413,472 persons.
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Sarangani was the fastest growing
province in the region
with
an annual growth rate of 4.98 percent,
while Davao Oriental
was the slowest at 0.87 percent.
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Average household size
1990: 5.4
persons/household
1995: 5.1
persons/household
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Number of cities/municipalities: 68
Number of cities: 2
Number of barangays: 1,521
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