Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Rosario; Tagalog: Bayan ng Rosario), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,610 people. [3]
Rosario | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Rosario | |
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Rosario Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°23′N 126°00′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Agusan del Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jupiter C. Abulog |
• Vice Mayor | Mars Pardillo |
• Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
• Electorate | 31,204 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 385.05 km2 (148.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
Highest elevation | 804 m (2,638 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 49,610 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,068 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 35.42% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱235,790,890.17 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱610,542,632.79 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱185,071,147.34 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱246,499,548.84 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8504 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
Website | www |
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.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 385.05 square kilometres (148.67 sq mi) [6] constituting 3.85% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
Climate data for Rosario, Agusan del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (83) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) |
48 (1.9) |
40 (1.6) |
28 (1.1) |
41 (1.6) |
48 (1.9) |
38 (1.5) |
34 (1.3) |
33 (1.3) |
46 (1.8) |
52 (2.0) |
53 (2.1) |
525 (20.6) |
Average rainy days | 13.9 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 19.0 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 186.6 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Rosario is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[8]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [9] | |||||
160307001 | Bayugan 3 | 28.1% | 13,922 | 11,159 | ▴ | 2.14% |
160307002 | Cabantao | 3.5% | 1,723 | 1,446 | ▴ | 1.69% |
160307003 | Cabawan | 2.7% | 1,357 | 1,216 | ▴ | 1.06% |
160307010 | Libuac | 6.2% | 3,085 | 2,686 | ▴ | 1.34% |
160307011 | Maligaya | 3.4% | 1,706 | 1,435 | ▴ | 1.67% |
160307004 | Marfil | 3.9% | 1,914 | 2,070 | ▾ | −0.75% |
160307005 | Novele | 5.4% | 2,695 | 2,278 | ▴ | 1.62% |
160307006 | Poblacion | 10.3% | 5,131 | 4,331 | ▴ | 1.64% |
160307007 | Santa Cruz | 17.5% | 8,659 | 6,029 | ▴ | 3.53% |
160307008 | Tagbayagan | 4.2% | 2,100 | 2,017 | ▴ | 0.39% |
160307009 | Wasi-an | 8.9% | 4,391 | 3,613 | ▴ | 1.89% |
Total | 49,610 | 38,280 | ▴ | 2.51% |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 291 | — |
1970 | 7,885 | +6.55% |
1975 | 9,774 | +4.40% |
1980 | 12,443 | +4.95% |
1990 | 25,436 | +7.41% |
1995 | 26,836 | +1.01% |
2000 | 28,675 | +1.43% |
2007 | 31,293 | +1.21% |
2010 | 38,280 | +7.61% |
2015 | 46,683 | +3.85% |
2020 | 49,610 | +1.20% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [9] [11][12] |
In the 2020 census, Rosario had a population of 49,610. [3] The population density was 130 inhabitants per square kilometre (340/sq mi).
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