Rosario, Agusan del Sur

Rosario
Municipality
Seal
Location within Agusan del Sur province
Rosario Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°23′N 126°00′E / 8.38°N 126°ECoordinates: 8°23′N 126°00′E / 8.38°N 126°E
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 km^2 (148.67 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	46,683
• Density	120/km^2 (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.

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
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 25,436 —     1995 26,836 +1.01% 2000 28,675 +1.43%	Year Pop. ±% 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. "Province: Agusan del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
3. "CARAGA". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "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. "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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