Rosario, Agusan del Sur

Rosario
Municipality

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Map of Agusan del Sur with Rosario highlighted
Location within Agusan del Sur province
Rosario

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 8°23′N 126°00′E / 8.38°N 126°E / 8.38; 126Coordinates: 8°23′N 126°00′E / 8.38°N 126°E / 8.38; 126
Country Philippines
Region Caraga (Region XIII)
Province Agusan del Sur
District 2nd district of Agusan del Sur
Barangays 11 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Jose Cuyos
Area[2]
 • Total 385.05 km2 (148.67 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 46,683
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Voter (2016)[4]  24,946
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 8504
IDD : area code  +63 (0)85
Income class 2nd class
PSGC 160307000
Website www.rosario.gov.ph

Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Filipino: Bayan ng Rosario), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga (Region XIII) of the Philippines. The population was 46,683 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 election, it had 24,946 registered voters.[4]

Rosario was historically part of San Francisco until June 21, 1969, when it became a separate municipality through Republic Act No. 5760.[5] The town was named after its patron saint Nuestra Senora del Rosario.

Geography

Rosario is located at 8°23′N 126°00′E / 8.38°N 126°E / 8.38; 126.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 385.05 square kilometres (148.67 sq mi)[2] constituting 3.85% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.

Barangays

Rosario is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[6]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[7]
160307001 Bayugan 3 29.8% 13,922 11,159 +4.30%
160307002 Cabantao 3.7% 1,723 1,446 +3.39%
160307003 Cabawan 2.9% 1,357 1,216 +2.11%
160307010 Libuac 6.6% 3,085 2,686 +2.67%
160307011 Maligaya 3.7% 1,706 1,435 +3.35%
160307004 Marfil 4.1% 1,914 2,070 −1.48%
160307005 Novele 5.8% 2,695 2,278 +3.25%
160307006 Poblacion 11.0% 5,131 4,331 +3.28%
160307007 Santa Cruz 18.5% 8,659 6,029 +7.14%
160307008 Tagbayagan 4.5% 2,100 2,017 +0.77%
160307009 Wasi-an 9.4% 4,391 3,613 +3.78%
Total 46,683 38,280 +3.85%

Demographics

Population census of Rosario
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 25,436—    
1995 26,836+1.01%
2000 28,675+1.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 31,293+1.21%
2010 38,280+7.61%
2015 46,683+3.85%
Source: PSA[3][7][8]

In the 2015 census, Rosario had a population of 46,683.[3] The population density was 120 inhabitants per square kilometre (310/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 24,946 registered voters.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Agusan del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "CARAGA". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
  5. ↑ "Republic Act No. 5760; An Act Creating the Municipality of Rosario in the Province of Agusan". The Corpus Juris. 21 June 1969. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Municipal: Rosario, Agusan del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "CARAGA". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "CARAGA". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011.
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