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Highlights of the 1995
Philippine Population Census
Central Mindanao
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The total population of Central Mindanao (Region
XII)
as
of September 1, 1995 is
2,359,808
Lanao
del Norte 713,787 Cotabato
City 146,779
Cotabato 862,666 Marawi
City 114,389
Sultan
Kudarat 522,187
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population of Region XII grew at the rate of 2.66 percent annually
in the first half of the nineties. This is 0.56 percentage point lower
than the annual geometric census growth rate during the eighties (3.22
percent)
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Among the three provinces in Region XII, Cotabato
registered the largest population at
862,666 persons.
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Marawi City
was the fastest growing area in the
region
with an annual growth rate of 4.19 percent,
while Cotabato was the slowest
at 2.30 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: 57
Number of cities: 3
Number of barangays: 1,295
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