Facts and Figures (Part 3)

DID YOU KNOW that Surigao City was largest in terms of population size?

The largest area in terms of population size among the lone city and 20 municipalities in Surigao del Norte was Surigao City, the provincial capital. It comprised 32.3 percent of the entire population in the province. The city's population was nearly six times larger than the population of municipalities that followed it: Mainit (5.8 percent), Placer (5.6 percent), and Dapa (5.4 percent). The rest of the municipalities had a population share of less than 5.0 percent.  (Source:  National Statistics Office)

Well, this is not surprising since Surigao City dominates, as the only city in the province of Surigao del Norte.

Facts and Figures (Part 2)

DID YOU KNOW that average household size was down to 4.9 persons?

The number of households in Surigao del Norte was 84,069 in 2007, an increase of 11,988 households from the 2000 figure. The household population, likewise, increased from 373,794 persons in 2000 to 408,693 persons in 2007. In terms of average household size, there were 4.9 persons per household, lower than 5.2 persons per household in 2000. (Source:  National Statistics Office)

Well, that holds true in our case.  Aside from my baby, there are four adults residing in our house at present. :)

Surigaonons, how much do you know your beloved Surigao?

Starting tomorrow, I will be posting a series of some interesting facts gathered by the National Statistics Office (NSO) from its census of 2007 population. Hope you will learn something about it and perhaps, you could brag it out to your non-Surigaonon friends and/or not-so-well-informed fellow Surigaonons.

Watch out for it! :)