CITATION: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population Report No. 1 – I REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS Population by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay August 2016 ISSN 0117-1453 ISSN 0117-1453 REPORT NO. 1 – I 2015 Census of Population Population by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS 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 Presidential Proclamation No. 1269 Philippine Statistics Authority TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword v Presidential Proclamation No. 1269 vii List of Abbreviations and Acronyms xi Explanatory Text xiii Map of Region VI – Western Visayas xxi Highlights of the Philippine Population xxiii Highlights of the Population Region VI – Western Visayas xxvii Summary Table s Table A. Population and Annual Population Growth Rates for the Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2000, 2010, and 2015 xxxi Table B. Population and Annual Population Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality in Region VI – Western Visayas: 2000, 2010, and 2015 xxxiv Table C. Total Population, Household Population, Number of Households, and Average Household Size by Region, Province, and Highly Urbanized City as of August 1, 2015: Philippines xxxvi Statistical Tables Table 1 Total Population, Household Population, Number of Households, and Average Household Size by Province, City, and Municipality as of August 1, 2015: Region VI – Western Visayas 1 Table 2 Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of August 1, 2015: Aklan 4 Antique 14 Capiz 31 Iloilo 45 Iloilo City 92 Guimaras 97 Table of Contents 2015 Census of Population Appendices A. Excerpts from Republic Act No. 10625 Relevant to the Conduct of the 2015 Census of Population A-1 B. Executive Order No. 352 – Designation of Statistical Activities That Will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector B-1 C. Presidential Proclamation No. 1031 – Declaring August 2015 as National Census Month C-1 D. Trainings and Fieldwork for the Conduct of the POPCEN 2015 D-1 E. Evaluation of Population Counts from the POPCEN 2015 E-1 F. List of Report No. 1 – Population by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay F-1 x Philippine Statistics Authority LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADB Asian Developmant Bank AHS Average Household Size ARMM Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao CALABARZON Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon CAR Cordilllera Administrative Region CP Census of Population CPH Census of Population and Housing C/MCCB City/Municipal Census Coordinating Board DBM Department of Budget and Management DILG Department of the Interior and Local Government E-QUESTIONNAIRE Electronic Questionnaire EO Executive Officer EO No. 352 Executive Order No. 352 FAO Food and Agriculture Organization HUC Highly Urbanized City ILO International Labor Organization ILQ Institutional Living Quarter LGU Local Government Unit 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 NSCB National Statistical Coordination Board PCCB Provincial Census Coordinating Board PGR Population Growth Rate PO Provincial Statistical Office POPCEN 2015 2015 Census of Population 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 Cty TNT Tago Ng Tago UN United Nations USAID United States Agency for International Development 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. 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 No. 352. RA No. 10625, also known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, which was approved on 12 September 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”. Executive Order 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. 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. COORDINATION FOR THE POPCEN 2015 Section 9 of RA No. 10625 states that one of the functions of the PSA Board is to prescribe appropriate frameworks for the improvement of statistical coordination and establish mechanisms for statistical coordination at the regional and LGU levels. With this mandated function and being the highest policy making body on statistical matters, the PSA Board was designated as the National Census Coordinating Board (NCCB) for the POPCEN 2015. Explanatory Text 2015 Census of Population The NCCB was chaired by the PSA Board Chairperson, who is the Secretary for Socioeconomic Planning and Director, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management or his/her duly authorized Undersecretary served as the NCCB Vice-Chairperson. The members of the Board were the National Statistician (NS) of the PSA, who served as the Executive Officer (EO) of the NCCB; Executive Director of the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute; one representative each from the executive departments; Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Commission on Higher Education; Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; Governance Commission for Government-Owned and - Controlled Corporations; Philippine Statistical Association, Incorporated; Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines; and the private sector. The local census coordinating boards were composed of the Regional Census Coordinating Board (RCCB), Provincial Census Coordinating Board (PCCB), and City/Municipal Census Coordinating Board (C/MCCB). The PSA Regional Director (RD) was responsible for organizing the RCCB. The RD oversaw the creation of the PCCB by the Provincial Statistics Officer (PSO) in all the provinces under his/her jurisdiction. The PSO, on the other hand, oversaw the creation of the C/MCCB by the Provincial Statistical Office (PO) statistician/staff in all the cities/municipalities under his/her jurisdiction. In provincial capitals where there are no PO statistician/staff designated to create the local CCB, the PSO was responsible for the formation of the C/MCCB. Aside from the national and local CCBs, the PSA likewise coordinated with other government agencies such as the Philippine Information Agency, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, and National Commission on Disability Affairs. Coordination was also made with nongovernment organizations (NGOs), religious groups and civic organizations (both at the national and local levels); homeowners, village associations, and building administrators; and indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples (ICCs/IPs). DEFINITION OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS 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 (EN) is assigned to enumerate one barangay. The official list of barangays of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the Philippine Standard Geographic Code as of December 2015 was used for the POPCEN 2015. xiv Philippine Statistics Authority 2015 Census of Population Explanatory Text Usual Place of Residence All persons were enumerated in their usual place