Rosario, Agusan del Sur

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Rosario
Municipality

Seal

Location within Agusan del Sur province

Rosario

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

823N 12600ECoordinates:

823N 12600E

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 km2 (148.67 sq mi)

Population (2015 census)[3]

Total

46,683

Density

120/km2 (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.
Contents
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1Geography
o

1.1Barangays
2Demographics

3References

4External links

Geography[edit]
Rosario is located at 823N 12600E.
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[edit]
Rosario is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[6]

PSGC

Barangay

Population
2015

% p.a.
2010

[3]

[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%

46,683

38,280

+3.85%

TOTAL

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Rosario
Year

Pop.

1990
1995
2000

25,436
26,836
28,675

% p.a.

Year

Pop.

% p.a.

2007
+1.01% 2010
+1.43% 2015

31,293
38,280
46,683

+1.21%
+7.61%
+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]