Density
The population of 58,321 is distributed over 51 barangays which is divided into Poblacion Area, consisting of 7 districts and 44 rural barangays as shown below:

	Population	Percent
Poblacion Area (7 Districts) Rural Area (44 Barangays) TOTAL	8,732 49,589 58,321	14.97 85.03 100.00

The figures above reveal that the population in the Rural Area is 5.77 times that of the population of the Urban Area. In term of population density, however, population concentration in the poblacion is 17.83 times that in the rural areas, as indicated by the following figures:

	Population	Percent	Area
Poblacion Area (7 Districts) Rural Area (44 Barangays) TOTAL	8,732 49,589 58,321	14.97 85.03 100.00	182.353 18,800.647 18,983.00

Population Growth Rate
Year	Population	Increase	Percent
1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007	30,634 34,793 39,654 43,103 49,791 51,366 55,609 56,499 57,403	4,159 4,861 3,449 6,688 1,575 4,243 890 904	13.57 13.97 8.69 15.47 3.16 8.20 1.6 1.6

			Households
Projected Population Figures			The 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 comparative figures on the number of households are:
Year	Population		Year	Population	Increase	Percent
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015	55,609 56,499 57,403 58,321 59,254 60,202 61,166 62,145 63,139 64,149 65,175		1990 1995 2000 2005 2010	43,103 49,791 51,366 55,609 60,472	9,067 10,506 11,337 12,273 13,349	4.75 4.74 4.53 4.53 4.53