Municipality

Santa Catalina

Santa Catalina is a municipality in Negros Oriental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 80,382 in the 2024 census, and it has 22 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
80,382
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 9.7% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
8th
of the 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental 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 100 people in Negros Oriental lived in Santa Catalina in 2024 (5.39%)
Inside itSources
22
barangays
LandSources
423.93 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: Santa Catalina's land would fill a square about 20.6 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: 190 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 2 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
21,133
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
45.7%
About 46 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: 1804618000^[4]Formerly 074618000
ZIP code: 6220^[13]

People

Santa Catalina had 80,382 people in the 2024 census, up 9.7% 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.

Santa Catalina had the 8th most people of the 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental in 2024^[1]

5Mabinay85,770
6Tanjay City84,593
7Siaton84,169
8Santa Catalina80,382
9Sibulan69,092
10Canlaon City62,785
11Ayungon50,688

All 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 72 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Poblacion14,90619 in 100
Nagbalaye6,3108 in 100
Cawitan6,0047 in 100
Manalongon5,0246 in 100
San Francisco4,8406 in 100
Talalak4,7856 in 100
Caranoche4,5086 in 100
Alangilan4,4586 in 100
Milagrosa3,7145 in 100
Nagbinlod3,0864 in 100

See all 22 barangays of Santa Catalina

Age structure · 2020 Census^[33]People living in households, by age and sex

About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.1%)
About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.6%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	8,663	4,456	4,207
5 - 9	8,955	4,663	4,292
10 - 14	8,806	4,565	4,241
15 - 19	8,056	4,129	3,927
20 - 24	6,323	3,252	3,071
25 - 29	5,679	2,901	2,778
30 - 34	4,779	2,534	2,245
35 - 39	4,299	2,240	2,059
40 - 44	3,894	2,050	1,844
45 - 49	3,807	1,918	1,889
50 - 54	3,589	1,804	1,785
55 - 59	3,231	1,639	1,592
60 - 64	2,487	1,192	1,295
65 - 69	2,006	984	1,022
70 - 74	1,192	539	653
75 - 79	828	383	445
80 years and over	840	312	528

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: 80,382^{[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: 21,133^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.8 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Negros Oriental, 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: 5.39%^[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: 45.7% (36,752 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 39,561 men, 37,873 women^[33]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	80,382^{[1, 2]}	0.88% a year	21,133	3.8
2020as of May 1, 2020	77,501^[1]	0.48% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	75,756^[1]	0.63% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	73,306^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	72,629^[30]	1.08% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	67,197^{[30, 31]}	1.56% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	62,526^[30]	2.94% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	53,560^[30]	−0.58% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	56,751^[30]	1.78% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	51,949^[30]	5.59% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	39,601^[30]	9.44% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	15,743^[30]	—	—	—

Barangays

Santa Catalina is made up of 22 barangays.

Barangays of Santa Catalina. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Alangilan	4,458	5.55%	1.46% a year	about 10.58 km²	Rural
Amio	1,809	2.25%	0.29% a year	about 14.18 km²	Rural
Buenavista	1,242	1.55%	1.19% a year	about 22.18 km²	Rural
Caigangan	1,834	2.28%	2.39% a year	about 5.69 km²	Rural
Caranoche	4,508	5.61%	1.03% a year	about 6.71 km²	Urban
Cawitan	6,004	7.47%	0.20% a year	about 7.94 km²	Urban
Fatima	1,604	2%	0.41% a year	about 3.71 km²	Rural
Kabulacan	2,957	3.68%	0.70% a year	about 14.36 km²	Rural
Mabuhay	1,747	2.17%	−0.31% a year	about 5.98 km²	Rural
Manalongon	5,024	6.25%	0.12% a year	about 6.90 km²	Urban
Mansagomayon	1,263	1.57%	2.86% a year	about 10.95 km²	Rural
Milagrosa	3,714	4.62%	0.76% a year	about 39.82 km²	Rural
Nagbalaye	6,310	7.85%	1.92% a year	about 20.00 km²	Urban
Nagbinlod	3,086	3.84%	0.45% a year	about 89.14 km²	Rural
Obat	2,377	2.96%	0.93% a year	about 15.06 km²	Rural
Poblacion	14,906	18.54%	1.46% a year	about 14.39 km²	Urban
San Francisco	4,840	6.02%	1.52% a year	about 23.53 km²	Rural
San Jose	2,499	3.11%	0.07% a year	about 11.23 km²	Rural
San Miguel	1,514	1.88%	1.33% a year	about 11.13 km²	Rural
San Pedro	2,958	3.68%	−0.21% a year	about 21.41 km²	Rural
Santo Rosario	943	1.17%	−2.83% a year	about 5.43 km²	Rural
Talalak	4,785	5.95%	0.10% a year	about 56.73 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

Santa Catalina covers 423.93 km² of land, 190 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,013 m above the sea and it has 26.7 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: 423.93 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: 190 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 9.28092° N, 122.95130° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[26]

Lowest: 1 m
Average: 281 m
Highest: 1,013 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

26.7 km of coastline^[27]

Rivers^[27]

Cawitan River33.8 of 37.2 km
Nagbalaye River16.8 km
Santa Catalina River16.2 of 16.4 km
Sicopong River16.0 of 42.3 km
Maloconan River9.9 of 10.0 km
Manalongon River9.5 of 9.7 km
Inabongan River7.9 km
Amio River7.0 of 15.2 km

The longest inside it: 12 in all.

Peaks^[27]

Shark Peakheight 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^[28]

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 Dumaguete City, the nearest PAGASA station, 39 km away^[29]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,323 mm of rain on 124 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dumaguete City, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	97 mm	11	26.9 °C	29.2 °C	24.6 °C
February	74 mm	8	26.9 °C	29.4 °C	24.5 °C
March	68 mm	7	27.5 °C	30.2 °C	24.7 °C
April	49 mm	5	28.3 °C	31.2 °C	25.4 °C
May	85 mm	8	28.7 °C	31.9 °C	25.5 °C
June	144 mm	12	28.4 °C	31.7 °C	25.0 °C
July	146 mm	14	28.0 °C	31.5 °C	24.5 °C
August	105 mm	11	28.2 °C	31.9 °C	24.4 °C
September	117 mm	12	28.1 °C	31.7 °C	24.4 °C
October	159 mm	13	27.9 °C	31.2 °C	24.6 °C
November	146 mm	11	27.9 °C	30.7 °C	25.1 °C
December	134 mm	12	27.6 °C	30.1 °C	25.0 °C
The year	1,323 mm	124	27.9 °C	30.9 °C	24.8 °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 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 32 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: 32.2% of people^[16]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 32 of every 100 people in Santa Catalina lived below the poverty line in 2021 (32.2%)^[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 27.6% and 36.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

19government offices
2hospitals and health centres
61schools
2places of worship
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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Santa Catalina” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices10

4 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 22 barangays of Santa Catalina

Hospitals and health centres2

Parks2

Monuments and memorials1

Jose Rizal Monument · Poblacion

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Santa Catalina. 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 Negros Oriental^{[14, 15]}

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
Peve Obaniana Ligan^[17]
Vice mayor
Jonny Canonego Abrassaldo^[17]
2022–2025
Mayor
Peve Obaniana Ligan^[18]
Vice mayor
Karl Patrick Sablas Jardiniano^[18]
2019–2022
Mayor
Peve Obaniana Ligan^[19]
Vice mayor
Jonny Canonego Abrasaldo^[19]
2016–2019
Mayor
Nathaniel Macahig Electona^[20]
Vice mayor
Nelson Cuenca Lopez^[20]
2013–2016
Mayor
Nathaniel Macahig Electona^[21]
Vice mayor
Ruben Palacios Melodia^[21]
2010–2013
Mayor
Leon Mauricio Lopez^[22]
Vice mayor
Nathaniel Macahig Electona^[22]
2007–2010
Mayor
Ruben Palacios Melodia^[23]
Vice mayor
Nathaniel Macahig Electona^[23]
2004–2007
Mayor
Leon Lopez^[24]
Vice mayor
Ruben Melodia^[24]
2001–2004
Mayor
Leon M. Lopez^[25]
Vice mayor
Ruben P. Melodia^[25]

Mayors and vice mayors of Santa Catalina, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Peve Obaniana Ligan^[17]	Jonny Canonego Abrassaldo^[17]
2022–2025	Peve Obaniana Ligan^[18]	Karl Patrick Sablas Jardiniano^[18]
2019–2022	Peve Obaniana Ligan^[19]	Jonny Canonego Abrasaldo^[19]
2016–2019	Nathaniel Macahig Electona^[20]	Nelson Cuenca Lopez^[20]
2013–2016	Nathaniel Macahig Electona^[21]	Ruben Palacios Melodia^[21]
2010–2013	Leon Mauricio Lopez^[22]	Nathaniel Macahig Electona^[22]
2007–2010	Ruben Palacios Melodia^[23]	Nathaniel Macahig Electona^[23]
2004–2007	Leon Lopez^[24]	Ruben Melodia^[24]
2001–2004	Leon M. Lopez^[25]	Ruben P. Melodia^[25]

History & Identity

Stories from Negros Island Region

Santa Catalina has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Negros Island Region, which Santa Catalina is part of.

Film, 0:59
Negros Island Region
Negros Island Region: the region that came back
Created in 2015, revoked in 2017 and re-created by law in 2024 with Siquijor, the Negros Island Region carries a name a 1975 tax decree had already used. Its island was once Buglas.
The Map Moved

All Stories

Created: Executive Order No. 111 of December 17, 1947 segregated six barrios from Tolong and organized them as the municipality of Santa Catalina, with the seat at Tolong Viejo; the organization took effect January 1, 1948.^[9]

Its story

Santa Catalina was organized from part of Tolong by Executive Order No. 111 of 1947, effective January 1, 1948, with its seat at Tolong Viejo.^[9]

A 1959 order fixed its boundary with Bayawan.^[10]

Timeline

December 17, 1947
Executive Order No. 111 was issued, creating Santa Catalina from Tolong.^[9]
January 1, 1948
The organization of Santa Catalina took effect.^[9]
July 9, 1959
Executive Order No. 343 fixed the boundary between Santa Catalina and Bayawan.^[10]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

July to September 2017
Moved under another province or region.^[32]
May to June 2024
Moved from Region VII (Central Visayas).^[32]

Nearby

Santa Catalina shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Santa Catalina beside Negros Oriental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental.

Santa Catalina beside Negros Oriental
Figure	Santa Catalina	Negros Oriental	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental
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	80,382^{[1, 2]}	1,492,038	8th of 25
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	0.88% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.97% a year	14th of 25
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	190^[6]less crowded	279	23rd of 25
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	423.93 km²^[6]	5,348.15 km²	2nd of 25
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	45.7%^[5]higher	39.4%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Dumaguete City, the capital of Negros Oriental: 36.6 km east
Manila: 628.3 km north

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

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

PamplonaNegros Oriental17.3 km northeast
SiatonNegros Oriental18.9 km southeast
ValenciaNegros Oriental24.2 km east
Bayawan CityNegros Oriental24.9 km northwest
Tanjay CityNegros Oriental25.7 km north
AmlanNegros Oriental27.8 km northeast

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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20.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECED CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). 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
21.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
22.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 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
23.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
24.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
25.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
26.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
27.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
28.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
29.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
30.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
31.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
32.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
33.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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