Municipality

Pototan

Pototan is a municipality in Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 78,919 in the 2024 census, and it has 50 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

PeopleSources
78,919
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 11.2% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
5th
of the 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo 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 4 of every 100 people in Iloilo lived in Pototan in 2024 (3.79%)
Inside itSources
50
barangays
LandSources
97.07 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: Pototan's land would fill a square about 9.9 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: 813 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 8 people 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
20,217
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
3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
10.3%
About 10 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: 0603037000^[4]Formerly 063037000
ZIP code: 5008^[12]

People

Pototan had 78,919 people in the 2024 census, up 11.2% 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.

Pototan had the 5th most people of the 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo in 2024^[1]

2Oton99,920
3Passi City90,313
4Lambunao80,724
5Pototan78,919
6Dumangas75,239
7Pavia74,594
8Carles74,177

All 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 36 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Igang3,9885 in 100
Cau-ayan3,1284 in 100
Jamabalud3,0314 in 100
Rumbang3,0154 in 100
Malusgod2,9514 in 100
Nanga2,7233 in 100
Cato-ogan2,6413 in 100
Tumcon Ilaud2,3093 in 100
Primitivo Ledesma Ward2,1303 in 100
Dapitan2,1063 in 100

See all 50 barangays of Pototan

Age structure · 2020 Census^[31]People living in households, by age and sex

About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.9%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.9%)
About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.2%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	7,039	3,663	3,376
5 - 9	7,164	3,708	3,456
10 - 14	7,286	3,776	3,510
15 - 19	7,137	3,750	3,387
20 - 24	6,477	3,346	3,131
25 - 29	6,074	3,199	2,875
30 - 34	5,556	2,895	2,661
35 - 39	5,057	2,603	2,454
40 - 44	4,599	2,406	2,193
45 - 49	4,065	2,092	1,973
50 - 54	3,834	1,945	1,889
55 - 59	3,402	1,731	1,671
60 - 64	2,945	1,433	1,512
65 - 69	2,139	989	1,150
70 - 74	1,609	665	944
75 - 79	1,145	437	708
80 years and over	1,412	432	980

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: 78,919^{[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: 20,217^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.8 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Iloilo, 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: 3.79%^[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: 10.3% (8,159 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 39,070 men, 37,870 women^[31]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	78,919^{[1, 2]}	0.19% a year	20,217	3.8
2020as of May 1, 2020	78,298^[1]	0.89% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	75,070^[1]	1.08% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	70,955^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	67,626^[29]	1.38% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	61,206^{[29, 30]}	1.79% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	56,340^[29]	0.79% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	54,035^[29]	1.93% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	44,624^[29]	1.53% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	41,363^[29]	2.12% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	37,250^[29]	0.00% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	37,231^[29]	—	—	—

Barangays

Pototan is made up of 50 barangays.

Barangays of Pototan. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Abangay	1,019	1.29%	0.48% a year	about 0.588 km²	Rural
Amamaros	1,866	2.36%	0.04% a year	about 1.34 km²	Rural
Bagacay	1,763	2.23%	−1.45% a year	about 1.23 km²	Rural
Barasan	2,019	2.56%	0.73% a year	about 1.94 km²	Rural
Batuan	1,878	2.38%	−0.37% a year	about 0.653 km²	Rural
Bongco	1,897	2.4%	1.61% a year	about 1.40 km²	Rural
Cahaguichican	2,005	2.54%	0.04% a year	about 3.20 km²	Rural
Callan	542	0.69%	1.76% a year	about 0.687 km²	Rural
Cansilayan	1,501	1.9%	0.39% a year	about 2.27 km²	Rural
Casalsagan	911	1.15%	−1.49% a year	about 1.65 km²	Rural
Cato-ogan	2,641	3.35%	0.97% a year	about 1.73 km²	Rural
Cau-ayan	3,128	3.96%	0.65% a year	about 2.91 km²	Urban
Culob	520	0.66%	−1.63% a year	about 1.95 km²	Rural
Danao	1,052	1.33%	1.74% a year	about 3.72 km²	Rural
Dapitan	2,106	2.67%	−0.05% a year	about 1.58 km²	Rural
Dawis	961	1.22%	0.35% a year	about 1.67 km²	Rural
Dongsol	1,422	1.8%	−0.20% a year	about 3.18 km²	Rural
Fernando Parcon Ward	1,253	1.59%	−4.75% a year	about 0.272 km²	Urban
Fundacion	295	0.37%	8.62% a year	about 0.466 km²	Rural
Guibuangan	1,012	1.28%	1.12% a year	about 2.23 km²	Rural
Guinacas	1,779	2.25%	2.26% a year	about 3.53 km²	Rural
Igang	3,988	5.05%	0.25% a year	about 4.64 km²	Rural
Intaluan	633	0.8%	−0.41% a year	about 1.74 km²	Rural
Iwa Ilaud	760	0.96%	−1.16% a year	about 0.874 km²	Rural
Iwa Ilaya	1,172	1.49%	−1.87% a year	about 1.93 km²	Rural
Jamabalud	3,031	3.84%	−0.14% a year	about 4.92 km²	Rural
Jebioc	626	0.79%	−0.71% a year	about 0.947 km²	Rural
Lay-Ahan	1,225	1.55%	−1.40% a year	about 1.94 km²	Rural
Lopez Jaena Ward	1,365	1.73%	−2.06% a year	about 0.212 km²	Rural
Lumbo	1,647	2.09%	−1.09% a year	about 2.50 km²	Rural
Macatol	1,401	1.78%	1.16% a year	about 1.65 km²	Rural
Malusgod	2,951	3.74%	3.36% a year	about 2.04 km²	Rural
Nabitasan	959	1.22%	1.27% a year	about 1.22 km²	Rural
Naga	1,719	2.18%	0.24% a year	about 3.68 km²	Rural
Nanga	2,723	3.45%	−1.66% a year	about 1.69 km²	Rural
Naslo	1,553	1.97%	−0.90% a year	about 2.19 km²	Rural
Pajo	611	0.77%	−1.47% a year	about 1.67 km²	Rural
Palanguia	1,707	2.16%	0.50% a year	about 3.42 km²	Rural
Pitogo	719	0.91%	0.54% a year	about 1.09 km²	Rural
Polot-an	1,867	2.37%	1.45% a year	about 2.73 km²	Rural
Primitivo Ledesma Ward	2,130	2.7%	−0.80% a year	about 0.62 km²	Urban
Purog	1,388	1.76%	−1.45% a year	about 2.09 km²	Rural
Rumbang	3,015	3.82%	0.53% a year	about 2.17 km²	Rural
San Jose Ward	1,648	2.09%	−2.35% a year	about 0.189 km²	Urban
Sinuagan	1,114	1.41%	−0.45% a year	about 1.98 km²	Rural
Tuburan	1,878	2.38%	−0.13% a year	about 3.26 km²	Rural
Tumcon Ilaud	2,309	2.93%	0.13% a year	about 3.74 km²	Rural
Tumcon Ilaya	1,178	1.49%	14.29% a year	about 1.25 km²	Rural
Ubang	869	1.1%	3.17% a year	about 2.69 km²	Rural
Zarrague	1,163	1.47%	0.76% a year	about 1.89 km²	Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Pototan covers 97.07 km² of land, 813 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 67 m above the sea and it lies inland.

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: 97.07 km²^[6]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: 813 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 10.91563° N, 122.64379° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[25]

Lowest: 2 m
Average: 23 m
Highest: 67 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers^[26]

Suage River15.1 of 49.0 km
Nasto8.6 of 21.1 km
Jalaur River7.2 of 137.8 km

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 III^[27]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

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

At Iloilo City, the nearest PAGASA station, 25 km away^[28]Averages for 1991 to 2009: 2,085 mm of rain on 132 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Iloilo City, 1991 to 2009, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	39 mm	6	26.5 °C	30.3 °C	22.7 °C
February	36 mm	5	27.0 °C	31.0 °C	23.0 °C
March	48 mm	6	27.9 °C	32.3 °C	23.5 °C
April	69 mm	5	29.1 °C	33.8 °C	24.4 °C
May	160 mm	9	28.9 °C	33.2 °C	24.6 °C
June	263 mm	16	28.2 °C	32.1 °C	24.4 °C
July	361 mm	18	27.6 °C	31.0 °C	24.1 °C
August	351 mm	17	27.5 °C	31.0 °C	24.0 °C
September	278 mm	15	27.6 °C	31.1 °C	24.0 °C
October	225 mm	15	27.7 °C	31.5 °C	23.9 °C
November	131 mm	11	27.5 °C	31.4 °C	23.7 °C
December	124 mm	9	26.8 °C	30.6 °C	23.0 °C
The year	2,085 mm	132	27.7 °C	31.6 °C	23.8 °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 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 15 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty 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: 15.0% of people^[15]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
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: 1st class^[4]

About 15 of every 100 people in Pototan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (15.0%)^[15]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 12.9% and 17.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

9government offices
2hospitals and health centres
38schools
7places of worship
2markets
2parks
1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices7

Hospitals and health centres2

Markets2

Parks2

Monuments and memorials1

Manuel Parcon Monument · San Jose Ward

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Pototan. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[10, 11]}

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: 3rd district of Iloilo^{[13, 14]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor 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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Rafael Enrique Parcon Lazaro^[16]
Vice mayor
Romualdo Joselito Magbanua Ilisan^[16]
2022–2025
Mayor
Rafael Enrique Parcon Lazaro^[17]
Vice mayor
Tomas Magbanua Peñaflorida^[17]
2019–2022
Mayor
Rafael Enrique Parcon Lazaro^[18]
Vice mayor
Romualdo Joselito Magbanua Ilisan^[18]
2016–2019
Mayor
Tomas Magbanua Peñaflorida^[19]
Vice mayor
Romualdo Joselito Magbanua Ilisan^[19]
2013–2016
Mayor
Tomas Magbanua Peñaflorida^[20]
Vice mayor
Romualdo Joselito Magbanua Ilisan^[20]
2010–2013
Mayor
Pablo Ledesma Perez^[21]
Vice mayor
Tomas Magbanua Peñaflorida^[21]
2007–2010
Mayor
Pablo Ledesma Perez^[22]
Vice mayor
Rafael Enrique Parcon Lazaro^[22]
2004–2007
Mayor
Pablo Perez^[23]
Vice mayor
Ma. Nicia Guanco^[23]
2001–2004
Mayor
Manuel P. Parcon^[24]
Vice mayor
Pablo L. Perez^[24]

Mayors and vice mayors of Pototan, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Rafael Enrique Parcon Lazaro^[16]	Romualdo Joselito Magbanua Ilisan^[16]
2022–2025	Rafael Enrique Parcon Lazaro^[17]	Tomas Magbanua Peñaflorida^[17]
2019–2022	Rafael Enrique Parcon Lazaro^[18]	Romualdo Joselito Magbanua Ilisan^[18]
2016–2019	Tomas Magbanua Peñaflorida^[19]	Romualdo Joselito Magbanua Ilisan^[19]
2013–2016	Tomas Magbanua Peñaflorida^[20]	Romualdo Joselito Magbanua Ilisan^[20]
2010–2013	Pablo Ledesma Perez^[21]	Tomas Magbanua Peñaflorida^[21]
2007–2010	Pablo Ledesma Perez^[22]	Rafael Enrique Parcon Lazaro^[22]
2004–2007	Pablo Perez^[23]	Ma. Nicia Guanco^[23]
2001–2004	Manuel P. Parcon^[24]	Pablo L. Perez^[24]

History & Identity

Stories from Western Visayas

Pototan has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Western Visayas, which Pototan is part of.

Film, 0:59
Western Visayas
Western Visayas: ten datus, two rivers
Legend says ten Bornean datus bought Panay for a golden hat. Iloilo, Aklan and Antique tell the legend with two different landing rivers, and its best-known book was finished in 1904.
This Happened Here

All Stories

Its story

In 1964 Executive Order No. 106 took barrios of Pototan to create the municipality of Mina.^[9]

Timeline

1 October 1964
Executive Order No. 106 created Mina from barrios of Pototan.^[9]

Nearby

Pototan shares a border with 8 places.

How it compares

Pototan beside Iloilo, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Iloilo.

Pototan beside Iloilo
Figure	Pototan	Iloilo	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Iloilo
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 glossary	78,919^{[1, 2]}	2,082,616	5th of 44
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 glossary	0.19% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.36% a year	29th of 44
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 glossary	813^[6]more crowded	442	8th of 44
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	97.07 km²^[6]	4,707.37 km²	23rd of 44
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 glossary	3.8^{[1, 2]}about the same	3.8	not 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 glossary	10.3%^[5]lower	13.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Iloilo City, the capital of Iloilo: 23.3 km southwest
Manila: 446.6 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

MinaIloilo7.4 km west
New LucenaIloilo8.4 km southwest
ZarragaIloilo8.5 km south
Barotac NuevoIloilo8.8 km east
DingleIloilo10.9 km north
DumangasIloilo12.0 km southeast

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13.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. 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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18.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2019 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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20.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal 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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24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 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
25.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
26.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
27.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
28.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
29.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
30.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
31.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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