The People


Population Growth

Population records of Tagbilaran City dated back to the year 1948 with a recorded 16,051 persons. In 1970 after 22 years, the population doubled to 33,005 people. It doubled up for the second time in 1995 with 66,683. In the year 2012 the city’s population is expected to double for the third time with a projected 123,263 people computed at a growth rate of 2.8 between the intercensal years of 1990-1995.

A noticeable growth rate of 5.01 was recorded between 1960 and 1975 which was mainly attributed to the social unrest in Mindanao wherein most Boholano migrants there returned home, particularly to Tagbilaran City, to seek refuge.

Over the 60-year period from 1948 to 2007, the population of the City of Tagbilaran grew by 58,267 with an average annual growth rate of 3.07%.

Population Count and Population Growth Rate
Between Years 1900-2010
City of Tagbilaran

Census Year
1903
1918
1939
1948
1960
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2007		 Population
10,108
12,305
15,617
16,051
20,250
33,005
37,335
42,683
49,523
56,363
66,683
77,700
92,297		 Average Annual
Growth Rate
-
1.32
1.14
0.31
1.96
5.01
2.50
2.71
3.10
2.82
3.42
3.20
2.68

Per 2007 Census, Barangay Cabawan has relatively the least number of people with only 1,550 while Barangay Cogon has the most number with a staggering population of 17,266. It is expected that over a 20 year period Cogon’s population shall have reach the 35,000 mark. By that time the city will have a choking population of 150,000.

Population by Barangay
(Year 2007 Census Data, as of August 1, 2007)
source: National Statistics Office

Name of Barangay Total Population Count
Bool
Booy
Cabawan
Cogon
Dampas
Dao
Manga
Mansasa
Poblacion I
Poblacion II
Poblacion III
San Isidro
Taloto
Tiptip
Ubujan		 4,929
7,896
1,550
17,266
6,772
7,210
6,081
5,396
3,323
5,856
6,511
4,500
6,176
3,956
4,875
Total 92,297

5-Year Population Projection by Barangay
(CY 2001 to CY 2005)
source: OCPDC projection

Name of
Barangay		 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Bool
Booy
Cabawan
Cogon
Dampas
Dao
Manga
Mansasa
Poblacion I
Poblacion II
Poblacion III
San Isidro
Taloto
Tiptip
Ubujan		 3,679
6,967
855
16,574
6,270
4,829
4,769
4,843
3,200
5,748
6,266
4,478
5,414
3,333
3,889		 3,996
7,197
911
16,920
6,732
4,985
4,943
5,014
3,196
5,667
6,298
5,179
5,734
3,599
4,155		 4,314
7,428
968
17,267
7,195
5,140
5,118
5,184
3,193
5,587
6,330
5,881
6,053
3,864
4,420		 4,631
7,659
1,025
17,613
7,657
5,295
5,292
5,355
3,189
5,507
6,362
6,582
6,372
4,130
4,685		 4,949
7,890
1,082
17,959
8,119
5,451
5,467
5,525
3,186
5,426
6,394
7,284
6,692
4,395
4,950
Total 81,114 84,527 87,941 91,355 95,769


Rural-Urban Continuum

The rural population accounts 59,341 or 64.29% of the city’s total population while the urban population has 32,956 or 35.71%. In terms of land area, the urban population occupies only 371.2 hectare or 11.35% of the total land area. The rural population occupies 2,898.8 hectares or 88.65%. The urban area has a population density of 88.78 persons to a hectare while the rural area has only 20.47 persons per hectare.

SOURCE:
Socio-Economic Profile: City of Tagbilaran
(Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator)