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Province

Batanes

Batanes is a province in the Cagayan Valley region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 18,937 in the 2024 census, and it has 6 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A narrow concrete road winding over bright green grassy hills where cattle graze, below a forested volcano under a blue sky.
The Vayang Rolling Hills, below Mount Iraya.Photo: “KIRKAMON VAYANG, ROLLING HILLS” by Kirkamon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    18,937

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 14.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 5 provinces of Cagayan Valley by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 5 of every 1,000 people in Cagayan Valley lived in Batanes in 2024 (0.5%)

  • Inside itSources

    6

    cities and municipalities

    29 barangays

  • LandSources

    208.25 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Batanes's land would fill a square about 14.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 91 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    6,246

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    23.8%

    About 24 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0200900000[4]Formerly 020900000

People

Batanes had 18,937 people in the 2024 census, up 14.1% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Batanes had the fewest people of the 5 provinces of Cagayan Valley in 2024[1]
  1. 1Isabela1,733,048
  2. 2Cagayan1,284,676
  3. 3Nueva Vizcaya530,106
  4. 4Quirino210,841
  5. 5Batanes18,937
All 5 provinces of Cagayan Valley
Of every 100 people in Batanes in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 23 of every 100 are children under 15 (22.7%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67.1%)
  • About 10 of every 100 are 65 or older (10.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 51,203619584
5 - 91,388726662
10 - 141,636863773
15 - 191,472790682
20 - 241,318715603
25 - 291,504808696
30 - 341,507789718
35 - 391,287666621
40 - 441,239631608
45 - 491,189624565
50 - 541,163575588
55 - 59980524456
60 - 64820384436
65 - 69584261323
70 - 74493210283
75 - 79332132200
80 - 8424786161
85 and over23353180

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
18,937[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
6,246[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cagayan Valley, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
0.5%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
23.8% (4,507 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
9,456 men, 9,139 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202418,937[1, 2]0.13% a year6,2463.0
2020as of May 1, 202018,831[1]1.87% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201517,246[1]0.72% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201016,604[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then15,974[38]−0.42% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders16,467[38, 39]3.25% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then14,180[38]−1.08% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then15,026[38]2.20% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then12,091[38]0.37% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then11,870[38]0.82% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then11,398[38]0.99% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then10,309[38]———

Cities and municipalities

Batanes is made up of 6 municipalities, with 29 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Batanes by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Basco: 9,647 people, 287 per km², 0.33% a yearItbayat: 2,937 people, 32 per km², −1.50% a yearIvana: 1,368 people, 116 per km², −0.67% a yearMahatao: 1,745 people, 135 per km², 0.59% a yearSabtang: 1,774 people, 44 per km², 1.08% a yearUyugan: 1,466 people, 90 per km², 1.46% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Batanes. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Basco9,64750.94%0.33% a year33.67 km²
Itbayat2,93715.51%−1.50% a year92.90 km²
Ivana1,3687.22%−0.67% a year11.80 km²
Mahatao1,7459.21%0.59% a year12.90 km²
Sabtang1,7749.37%1.08% a year40.70 km²
Uyugan1,4667.74%1.46% a year16.28 km²

Land & Environment

Batanes covers 208.25 km² of land, 91 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,010 m above the sea and it has 197.6 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
208.25 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
91 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
20.73409° N, 121.82687° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[34]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
123 m
Highest
1,010 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

197.6 km of coastline[35]

Rivers[35]

  1. Valugan River3.0 km
  2. Dichod Creek2.2 km
  3. Yas-yas Creek1.9 km
  4. Savang Aksung1.1 km
  5. Disvayangan Creek0.7 km
  6. Disked Creek0.7 km
  7. Lalag Creekdries up0.7 km
  8. Busbusan Creekdries up0.7 km

Peaks[35]

  1. Mount Irayavolcano1,009 m
  2. Diogovolcano547 m
  3. Mount Mataremvolcano420 m
  4. Sabtangvolcano347 m
  5. Mount Santa Rosavolcano277 m
  6. Mabudisvolcano234 m

The highest: 16 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[36]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Itbayat, the nearest PAGASA station, 8 km away[37]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,278 mm of rain on 142 days a year; 25.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Itbayat, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January149 mm1521.5 °C24.6 °C18.3 °C
February70 mm921.8 °C25.0 °C18.6 °C
March50 mm623.3 °C26.7 °C19.9 °C
April62 mm525.1 °C28.5 °C21.8 °C
May188 mm1127.0 °C30.2 °C23.8 °C
June192 mm1028.2 °C31.5 °C25.0 °C
July254 mm1328.1 °C31.3 °C24.9 °C
August366 mm1627.8 °C30.8 °C24.7 °C
September293 mm1427.3 °C30.3 °C24.3 °C
October273 mm1325.8 °C28.9 °C22.7 °C
November225 mm1424.4 °C27.5 °C21.3 °C
December158 mm1622.3 °C25.4 °C19.2 °C
The year2,278 mm14225.2 °C28.4 °C22.0 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 124 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Batanes's economy made ₱7.2 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱373,085 for each person. About 4 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱7.2 billion[21]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱5.9 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
2.6%[22]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱373,085[23]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
4.4% of people[24]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 4 of every 100 people in Batanes lived below the poverty line in 2023 (4.4%)[24]

The PSA's survey puts it between 2.2% and 6.6%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱39,826 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 15government offices
  • 7hospitals and health centres
  • 29schools
  • 12places of worship
  • 8stations and terminals
  • 1park
  • 6beaches
  • 6monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Batanes. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[18, 19]

Capital
Basco[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Batanes[20]

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Ronald Poncio Aguto Jr.[25]
    Vice governor
    Jonathan Enrique Valiente Nanud Jr.[25]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Marilou Horlina Cayco[26]
    Vice governor
    Ignacio Castro Villa[26]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Marilou Horlina Cayco[27]
    Vice governor
    Ignacio Castro Villa[27]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Marilou Horlina Cayco[28]
    Vice governor
    Ronald Acebes Aguto[28]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Vicente De Sagon Gato[29]
    Vice governor
    Ronald Acebes Aguto[29]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Vicente De Sagon Gato[30]
    Vice governor
    Ferdinand Cultura Elica[30]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Telesforo Falces Castillejos[31]
    Vice governor
    William Abanador Agsunod[31]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Vicente De Sagon Gato[32]
    Vice governor
    Constante Abad Castillejos[32]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Vicente S. Gato[33]
    Vice governor
    Constante A. Castillejos[33]
Governors and vice governors of Batanes, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ronald Poncio Aguto Jr.[25]Jonathan Enrique Valiente Nanud Jr.[25]
2022–2025Marilou Horlina Cayco[26]Ignacio Castro Villa[26]
2019–2022Marilou Horlina Cayco[27]Ignacio Castro Villa[27]
2016–2019Marilou Horlina Cayco[28]Ronald Acebes Aguto[28]
2013–2016Vicente De Sagon Gato[29]Ronald Acebes Aguto[29]
2010–2013Vicente De Sagon Gato[30]Ferdinand Cultura Elica[30]
2007–2010Telesforo Falces Castillejos[31]William Abanador Agsunod[31]
2004–2007Vicente De Sagon Gato[32]Constante Abad Castillejos[32]
2001–2004Vicente S. Gato[33]Constante A. Castillejos[33]

History & Identity

Created
Constituted a separate province, named Provincia de la Concepción; placed under the provincial government of Cagayan in 1901 and made its sub-province in 1907, it was established again as a separate province by Act No. 1952, enacted 20 May 1909[9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

How it got its name

Under Spain the islands were named the Provincia de la Concepción.[9]

Its story

Dominican friars tried to Christianize the Ivatans as early as 1686, and on 26 June 1783, under Governor José Basco y Vargas, Spanish rule over the islands was formally established. The capital, Santo Domingo de Basco, was named in his memory.[9, 10, 14]

Kenan Aman Dangat of Sabtang, a mangpus or chief when Spanish rule began, protested the forced taking of the islanders' harvests and timber and led more than a hundred men of Sabtang who killed seven Spanish agents. He was executed in September 1791, and the people of Sabtang were moved to Ivana.[14]

Sources differIn September 1898 the Katipuneros of Batanes overthrew Spanish rule: the province's history dates the victory 17 September, while the NHCP's markers date the attack on the Casa Real at Basco, in which the last Spanish governor, Julián Fortea, died, to 18 September.[9, 14]

The USS Princeton took formal possession of the islands at Basco on 11 January 1900, and in 1901 they were annexed to Cagayan. They became a sub-province in 1907 and a province of their own under Act No. 1952 on 20 May 1909, with Santo Domingo de Basco as the capital.[11, 12, 13, 15]

Japanese forces landed in Batanes on 8 December 1941. The Bisumi Fighters, guerrillas organized in January 1944, took the Japanese garrison at Sabtang on 25 April 1945, but a larger Japanese force retook the town on 17 May, and most of them were caught and killed from June.[9, 14]

The province keeps 26 June as Batanes Day under a proclamation of 1993, which said 26 June 1993 marked the 210th year of the formal establishment of the mission in Batanes. In 1971 another proclamation had marked its charter anniversary on 8 December.[16, 17]

Timeline

  1. 1686

    Dominican friars make the first attempt at a mission.[10]

  2. 1687

    The English buccaneer William Dampier visits the islands and finds their fortified hilltop villages, the idjangs.[10]

  3. 26 June 1783

    Spanish rule is formally established under Governor José Basco y Vargas.[9, 14]

  4. September 1791

    Kenan Aman Dangat is executed after the revolt in Sabtang.[14]

  5. 17 or 18 September 1898

    Sources differThe Katipuneros overthrow Spanish rule; the last Spanish governor dies in the attack on the Casa Real.[9, 14]

  6. 11 January 1900

    The USS Princeton takes formal possession of the islands at Basco.[15]

  7. 22 August 1901

    Act No. 209 includes the Batanes Islands in the civil Province of Cagayan.[11]

  8. 20 August 1907

    Act No. 1693 makes Batanes a sub-province of Cagayan.[12]

  9. 20 May 1909

    Act No. 1952 establishes the Province of Batanes, with Santo Domingo de Basco as its capital.[13]

  10. 8 December 1941

    Japanese forces land in Batanes.[9]

  11. 25 April 1945

    The Bisumi Fighters take the Japanese garrison at Sabtang.[14]

  12. 31 March 1993

    Proclamation No. 162 makes 26 June Batanes Day.[16]

Nearby

Batanes shares no land border with another province. Nearest across the water are Cagayan, Apayao and Ilocos Norte.

How it compares

Batanes beside Cagayan Valley, and where it stands among the provinces of Cagayan Valley.

Batanes beside Cagayan Valley
FigureBatanesCagayan ValleyRank among the provinces of Cagayan Valley
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary18,937[1, 2]3,777,6085th of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.13% a year[1, 2]slower0.59% a year5th of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary91[7]less crowded1224th of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary208.25 km²[7]30,986.61 km²5th of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.0[1, 2]lower3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary23.8%[6]higher19.2%not ranked

The nearest provinces across the water[3]

  1. CagayanCagayan Valley76.8 km south
  2. ApayaoCordillera Administrative Region203.7 km south
  3. Ilocos NorteIlocos Region207.3 km south

Measured between the two borders where they come closest, on the Earth's surface, across the water. Not a boat or ferry route.

Sources

Page updated October 8, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  17. 17.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 932, s. 1971: Declaring Wednesday, December 8, 1971, as a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Batanes. Published November 18, 1971. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  21. 21.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  25. 25.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  26. 26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  34. 34.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  35. 35.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  36. 36.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  37. 37.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  38. 38.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  39. 39.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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