Municipality

Cawayan

Cawayan is a municipality in Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 68,510 in the 2024 census, and it has 37 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
68,510
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 8.5% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
3rd
of the 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate 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 8 of every 100 people in Masbate lived in Cawayan in 2024 (7.52%)
Inside itSources
37
barangays
LandSources
256.29 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: Cawayan's land would fill a square about 16.0 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: 267 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 3 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
17,542
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
3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
12.2%
About 12 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: 0504106000^[4]Formerly 054106000
ZIP code: 5409^{[13, 14, 15]}

People

Cawayan had 68,510 people in the 2024 census, up 8.5% 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.

Cawayan had the 3rd most people of the 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate in 2024^[1]

1Masbate City104,011
2Aroroy89,154
3Cawayan68,510
4Milagros57,362
5Placer56,658
6Uson56,410
7Cataingan51,165

All 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 48 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Poblacion4,4757 in 100
Gilotongan4,4516 in 100
Divisoria3,8686 in 100
Naro3,4685 in 100
Begia3,2725 in 100
Malbug2,8844 in 100
Mahayahay2,8654 in 100
Guiom2,6804 in 100
Peña Island2,5094 in 100
Chico Island2,4744 in 100

See all 37 barangays of Cawayan

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 37 of every 100 are children under 15 (37.3%)
About 58 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (57.8%)
About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.9%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	8,222	4,198	4,024
5 - 9	8,777	4,571	4,206
10 - 14	8,748	4,424	4,324
15 - 19	7,659	3,924	3,735
20 - 24	5,557	2,834	2,723
25 - 29	4,689	2,389	2,300
30 - 34	4,302	2,210	2,092
35 - 39	3,844	2,037	1,807
40 - 44	3,655	1,886	1,769
45 - 49	3,177	1,654	1,523
50 - 54	2,903	1,418	1,485
55 - 59	2,310	1,186	1,124
60 - 64	1,867	912	955
65 - 69	1,385	646	739
70 - 74	911	415	496
75 - 79	564	238	326
80 years and over	534	202	332

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: 68,510^{[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: 17,542^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.9 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Masbate, 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: 7.52%^[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: 12.2% (8,343 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 35,144 men, 33,960 women^[35]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	68,510^{[1, 2]}	−0.26% a year	17,542	3.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	69,265^[1]	0.69% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	67,033^[1]	1.15% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	63,115^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	59,658^[33]	1.84% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	52,256^{[33, 34]}	2.85% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	45,834^[33]	3.40% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	38,336^[33]	1.92% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	31,696^[33]	2.82% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	27,581^[33]	−0.80% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	28,708^[33]	3.54% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	20,104^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Cawayan is made up of 37 barangays.

Barangays of Cawayan. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Begia	3,272	4.78%	0.80% a year	about 5.21 km²	Rural
Cabayugan	931	1.36%	−2.60% a year	about 4.50 km²	Rural
Cabungahan	1,177	1.72%	−1.77% a year	about 11.74 km²	Rural
Calapayan	1,295	1.89%	−2.24% a year	about 18.60 km²	Rural
Calumpang	1,076	1.57%	1.36% a year	about 8.10 km²	Rural
Chico Island	2,474	3.61%	−0.93% a year	about 1.07 km²	Rural
Dalipe	1,572	2.29%	−1.79% a year	about 21.34 km²	Rural
Divisoria	3,868	5.65%	0.33% a year	about 3.68 km²	Urban
Gilotongan	4,451	6.5%	0.62% a year	about 0.546 km²	Rural
Guiom	2,680	3.91%	2.94% a year	about 6.20 km²	Rural
Iraya	814	1.19%	−2.87% a year	about 10.83 km²	Rural
Itombato	1,096	1.6%	−1.31% a year	about 9.09 km²	Rural
Lague-lague	1,112	1.62%	1.62% a year	about 5.31 km²	Rural
Libertad	955	1.39%	−3.71% a year	about 12.63 km²	Rural
Looc	2,018	2.95%	−2.86% a year	about 1.39 km²	Rural
Mactan	1,373	2%	4.85% a year	about 9.66 km²	Rural
Madbad	1,596	2.33%	0.14% a year	about 5.57 km²	Rural
Mahayahay	2,865	4.18%	−0.69% a year	about 2.97 km²	Rural
Maihao	1,797	2.62%	2.26% a year	about 4.65 km²	Rural
Malbug	2,884	4.21%	−2.30% a year	about 18.61 km²	Rural
Naro	3,468	5.06%	0.55% a year	about 2.22 km²	Rural
Palobandera	612	0.89%	0.08% a year	about 11.60 km²	Rural
Pananawan	2,028	2.96%	−0.09% a year	about 10.12 km²	Rural
Peña Island	2,509	3.66%	−1.99% a year	about 0.265 km²	Rural
Pin-As	1,081	1.58%	−1.33% a year	about 13.34 km²	Rural
Poblacion	4,475	6.53%	0.90% a year	about 2.78 km²	Urban
Pulot	717	1.05%	−3.73% a year	about 8.00 km²	Rural
Punta Batsan	2,235	3.26%	−2.11% a year	about 0.448 km²	Rural
R.M. Magbalon	702	1.02%	−4.59% a year	about 7.60 km²	Rural
Recodo	2,125	3.1%	−0.34% a year	about 5.96 km²	Rural
San Jose	708	1.03%	0.69% a year	about 3.72 km²	Rural
San Vicente	1,569	2.29%	0.78% a year	about 4.46 km²	Rural
Taberna	1,475	2.15%	−1.71% a year	about 14.84 km²	Rural
Talisay	1,172	1.71%	−0.10% a year	about 1.52 km²	Rural
Tubog	1,449	2.12%	3.31% a year	about 3.47 km²	Rural
Tuburan	1,615	2.36%	0.12% a year	about 11.83 km²	Rural
Villahermosa	1,264	1.84%	0.91% a year	about 6.47 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

Cawayan covers 256.29 km² of land, 267 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 136 m above the sea and it has 65.1 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: 256.29 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: 267 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 12.04203° N, 123.75417° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[29]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 25 m
Highest: 136 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

65.1 km of coastline^[30]

Rivers^[30]

Guiom River18.6 of 20.3 km
Cawayan River4.9 of 5.0 km
Malbug4.8 of 21.1 km
Nainday River2.6 of 35.5 km
Coco River1.4 km

Peaks^[30]

Mount Begiaheight not mapped

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^[31]

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 Masbate, the nearest PAGASA station, 39 km away^[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,027 mm of rain on 146 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Masbate, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	195 mm	14	26.9 °C	30.4 °C	23.4 °C
February	114 mm	10	27.2 °C	31.0 °C	23.4 °C
March	111 mm	8	28.0 °C	32.0 °C	24.0 °C
April	50 mm	5	29.1 °C	33.2 °C	24.9 °C
May	127 mm	8	29.7 °C	33.7 °C	25.7 °C
June	145 mm	11	29.4 °C	33.3 °C	25.5 °C
July	209 mm	15	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.1 °C
August	169 mm	14	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.1 °C
September	205 mm	15	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.0 °C
October	204 mm	14	28.6 °C	32.4 °C	24.9 °C
November	205 mm	15	28.3 °C	31.9 °C	24.7 °C
December	294 mm	17	27.5 °C	30.9 °C	24.1 °C
The year	2,027 mm	146	28.4 °C	32.2 °C	24.7 °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 9 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 28 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: 27.6% of people^[18]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 28 of every 100 people in Cawayan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (27.6%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 23.6% and 31.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

4government offices
2hospitals and health centres
46schools
2places of worship
1market
2stations and terminals

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 offices2

Hospitals and health centres2

Stations and terminals2

Cawayan Port · Mahayahay
Gelly Trucking · Poblacion

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Cawayan. 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.^{[11, 12]}

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 Masbate^{[16, 17]}

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
Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[19]
Vice mayor
Ester Condor Binsol^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[20]
Vice mayor
Ester Condor Binsol^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[21]
Vice mayor
Ester Condor Binsol^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Ramon Bordaje Abinuman^[22]
Vice mayor
Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[23]
Vice mayor
Ramon Bordaje Abinuman^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[24]
Vice mayor
Ramon Bordaje Abinuman^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[25]
Vice mayor
Ramon Bordaje Abinuman^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Ramon Abinuman^[26]
Vice mayor
Edgar Condor^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Ramon B. Abinuman^[27]
Vice mayor
Edgar S. Candor^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Cawayan, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[19]	Ester Condor Binsol^[19]
2022–2025	Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[20]	Ester Condor Binsol^[20]
2019–2022	Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[21]	Ester Condor Binsol^[21]
2016–2019	Ramon Bordaje Abinuman^[22]	Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[22]
2013–2016	Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[23]	Ramon Bordaje Abinuman^[23]
2010–2013	Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[24]	Ramon Bordaje Abinuman^[24]
2007–2010	Edgar Sinadjan Condor^[25]	Ramon Bordaje Abinuman^[25]
2004–2007	Ramon Abinuman^[26]	Edgar Condor^[26]
2001–2004	Ramon B. Abinuman^[27]	Edgar S. Candor^[27]

Before 2001

The heads of Cawayan before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Cawayan before 2001, newest first
Years	Name	Office
1998–2007	Felipe L. Cabataña^[28]	Municipal Mayor

History & Identity

Stories from Bicol Region

Cawayan has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Bicol Region, which Cawayan is part of.

Film, 0:56
Bicol Region
Bicol Region: the day Mayon moved a town
Tradition says Bicol is named for a bending river. On 1 February 1814 Mayon buried Cagsawa; the town moved to Daraga, and in 1914 the Bicol Region made a pilgrimage to the ruins.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Created: Cawayan was created as a municipality of Masbate by Executive Order No. 244 of President Quirino, dated 18 July 1949, with its seat at the barrio of Cawayan. Its barrios and sitios were taken from Milagros.^[9]

Timeline

18 July 1949
Executive Order No. 244 created the municipality of Cawayan.^[9]
23 December 1953
Executive Order No. 662 corrected the list of barrios of Cawayan, taking Bara out of it.^[10]

Nearby

Cawayan shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Cawayan beside Masbate, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Masbate.

Cawayan beside Masbate
Figure	Cawayan	Masbate	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Masbate
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	68,510^{[1, 2]}	910,813	3rd of 21
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	−0.26% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.05% a year	19th of 21
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	267^[6]more crowded	222	8th of 21
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	256.29 km²^[6]	4,095.65 km²	5th of 21
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	3.9^{[1, 2]}lower	4.1	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	12.2%^[5]lower	14%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Masbate City, the capital of Masbate: 35.6 km northwest
Manila: 412.1 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]

UsonMasbate13.6 km north
PlacerMasbate15.4 km southeast
DimasalangMasbate17.7 km northeast
PalanasMasbate18.3 km northeast
CatainganMasbate21.7 km east
MoboMasbate27.2 km north

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18.Philippine Statistics Authority. Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2018 and 2021 (the PSA's workbook "2018 - 2021 SAE_with PSGC_noHUC.xlsx", sheet "2018-2021_NoHUC", as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published April 2, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 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
26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 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
27.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
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29.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
30.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
31.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
32.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
33.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
34.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
35.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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