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CITATION: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density ISSN 0117-1453 ISSN 0117-1453 REPORT NO. 3 22001155 CCeennssuuss ooff PPooppuullaattiioonn PPooppuullaattiioonn,, LLaanndd AArreeaa,, aanndd PPooppuullaattiioonn DDeennssiittyy Republic of the Philippines Philippine Statistics Authority Quezon City REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY BOARD Honorable Ernesto M. Pernia Chairperson PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY Lisa Grace S. Bersales, Ph.D. National Statistician Josie B. Perez Deputy National Statistician Censuses and Technical Coordination Office Minerva Eloisa P. Esquivias Assistant National Statistician National Censuses Service ISSN 0117-1453 FOREWORD The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) conducted the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) in August 2015 primarily to update the country’s population and its demographic characteristics, such as the size, composition, and geographic distribution. Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density is among the series of publications that present the results of the POPCEN 2015. This publication provides information on the population size, land area, and population density by region, province, highly urbanized city, and city/municipality based on the data from population census conducted by the PSA in the years 2000, 2010, and 2015; and data on land area by city/municipality as of December 2013 that was provided by the Land Management Bureau (LMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Also presented in this report is the percent change in the population density over the three census years. The population density shows the relationship of the population to the size of land where the population resides. In this report, it is expressed as the number of persons residing in every square kilometer of land. Data on population density provide planners and policy makers with bases for the efficient and appropriate allocation of resources and revenues and formulation of programs relative to the delivery of basic services to the public. We would like to express our profound appreciation to the LMB-DENR for providing the PSA with a copy of the 2013 Masterlist of Land Areas of Cities and Municipalities. LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph.D. National Statistician Quezon City, Philippines August 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword iii List of Abbreviations and Acronyms vi Explanatory Text vii Population Density Map of the Philippines, by Province: 2015 xi Highlights xiii Statistical Tables 1 Total Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density of the Philippines by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2000, 2010, and 2015 1 2 Total Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density of the Philippines by Highly Urbanized City/Component City: 2000, 2010, and 2015 58 Appendices A Executive Order No. 352 – Designation of Statistical Activities That Will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector 67 B Presidential Proclamation No. 1269 – Declaring as Official the 2015 Population of the Philippines by Province, City/Municipality, and Barangay, Based on the 2015 Census of Population Conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority 69 C Total Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Average Annual Population Growth Rate by Region, Province, and Highly Urbanized City: 2015 71 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ARMM Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao DBM Department of Budget and Management C/MCCB City/Municipal Census Coordinating Board CALABARZON Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon CAR Cordillera Administrative Region CP Census of Population CPH Census of Population and Housing DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DILG Department of the Interior and Local Government E-QUESTIONNAIRE Electronic Questionnaire E.O. No. 352 Executive Order No. 352 HUC Highly Urbanized City ILQ Institutional Living Quarter LGU Local Government Unit LMB Land Management Bureau MIMAROPA Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan NCCB National Census Coordinating Board NCR National Capital Region NEDA National Economic and Development Authority NGO Nongovernment Organization NIR Negros Island Region NS National Statistician PCCB Provincial Census Coordinating Board POPCEN 2015 2015 Census of Population PO Provincial Statistical Office PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PSO Provincial Statistics Officer R.A. No. 10625 Republic Act No. 10625 RCCB Regional Census Coordinating Board RD Regional Director RSSO Regional Statistical Services Office SAQ Self-Administered Questionnaire SOCCSKSARGEN South Cotabato, Cotabato City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos City EXPLANATORY TEXT Introduction The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) conducted the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) in August 2015. This is the 14th census of population undertaken in the country. Like the previous censuses conducted in the country, the POPCEN 2015 was designed to take an inventory of the population of the Philippines and to collect information about its characteristics. Content and Coverage of this Publication This publication, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density, contains tables on the population, land area, population density, and percent change in population density for all regions, provinces, highly urbanized cities, and cities/ municipalities in the Philippines. The Land Management Bureau – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (LMB-DENR) provided the data on land area by city/municipality as of December 2013. The population counts, on the other hand, were culled from the results of the 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing (2000 and 2010 CPH) and the POPCEN 2015 conducted by the PSA. Authority to Conduct the POPCEN 2015 The authority and mandate of the PSA to conduct the POPCEN 2015 emanates from Republic Act (RA) No. 10625 and Executive Order (EO) No. 352. RA No. 10625, also known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, which was approved on September 12, 2013, states that “the PSA shall be primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of administrative recording system, and compilation of national accounts”. Specifically, Section 6(b) of this Act mandates the PSA “to prepare and conduct periodic censuses on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry, and other sectors of the economy.” EO No. 352 – Designation of Statistical Activities That Will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector, stipulates the conduct of a mid-decade census primarily to update the population count in all barangays nationwide. Explanatory Text_ Moreover, Presidential Proclamation No. 1031, Declaring August 2015 as National Census Month, enjoined all departments and other government agencies, including government-owned and -controlled corporations, as well as local government units (LGUs), to implement and execute the operational plans, directives, and orders of the PSA Board through the PSA, relative to this Proclamation. Definition of Terms and Concepts Most of the operational definitions and concepts adopted in the POPCEN 2015 have also been used in the past censuses of population. The use of the same operational definitions of terms and concepts in population censuses ensures comparability of census results. The POPCEN 2015 enumerators were instructed to adhere strictly to these operational definitions. Barangay A barangay is the smallest political unit in the country. Generally, one enumerator is assigned in one barangay. The list of barangays used in the POPCEN 2015 was based on the Philippine Standard Geographic Code as of December 2015. Usual place of residence All persons were enumerated in their usual place of residence, which refers to the geographic place (street, barangay, city/municipality or province) where the person usually resides. As a rule, a person’s usual place of residence is the place where he/she sleeps most of the time. Hence, it may be the same as or different from the place where he/she was found at the time of the census. Household A household is a social unit consisting of a person living alone or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food. In most cases, a household consists of persons who are related by kinship ties, such as parents and their children. In some instances, several generations of familial ties are represented in one household while, still in others, even more distant relatives are included as members of the household. Some household members may have no relationship to the head of the household, for example, household helpers, boarders, and nonrelatives. They are considered as members of the household provided that they sleep in the same housing x Philippine Statistics Authority Explanatory Text unit and have a common arrangement for the preparation and consumption of food with the household, and that they do not go home to their family at least once a week. A person who shares a housing unit with a household but separately cooks his/her meals or consumes his/her food elsewhere is not considered a member of the household he/she shares the housing unit with. This person should be listed as a separate (one member) household. Household
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