| Population |
|
Province
|
Population
|
|
1995 (Sept)
|
Rank
|
2000 (May 1)
|
Rank
|
2005 (June 1)
Projections (In ’000)
|
2006 (June 1)
Projections (In ’000)
|
Land Area a/
(sq. km.)
|
|
PHILIPPINES
|
68,616,536
|
|
76,504,077
|
|
85,258
|
86,973
|
340,574.7
|
|
IX – ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zamboanga del Norte
|
770,697
|
27
|
823,130
|
26
|
915
|
934
|
7,301.0
|
|
Zamboanga del Sur
|
1,728,397
|
6
|
1,935,250
|
8
|
2,158
|
1,636
|
7,328.9
|
|
Zamboanga Sibugay
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
566
|
3,607.8
|
|
City of Isabela
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
84
|
223.7
|
a/ Land area is based on the 2005 Estimated Land Area certified by the Lands Management Bureau.
Source: NSCB, Countryside in Figures, 2006 |
|
