Mindanao-Sulu Statistics

Mindanao-Sulu Statistics
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Mindanao-Sulu Statistics

The Region of Mindanao-Sulu has twenty-one ecclesiastical jurisdictions. Here are some 1995 statistics:

By Population
Jurisdiction	Population	Catholics	%	Sq. kms.
Cotabato	1,545,291	803,551	52%	8,889
Tagum	1,300,087	937,813	72%	8,129
Marbel	1,237,040	989,632	80%	10,000
Malaybalay	999,366	869,448	87%	8,294
Digos	996,377	707,428	71%	3,938
Butuan	922,898	763,019	83%	11,555
Davao	918,520	808,297	88%	2,616
Cagayan de Oro	862,660	729,133	85%	3,799
Dipolog	714,673	586,031	82%	6,618
Pagadian	711,244	462,308	65%	2,860
Jolo	698,175	20,945	3%	14,000
Iligan	659,899	514,727	78%	3,092
Palawan	629,868	451,129	72%	14,745
Kidapawan	606,405	363,840	60%	5,199
Marawi	550,800	30,000	5%	4,567
Zamboanga	496,786	427,236	86%
Ozamis	478,664	338,463	71%	1,939
Ipil	462,467	319,940	69%	4,297
Tandag	451,287	378,301	84%	4,861
Mati	445,861	383,457	86%	5,146
Surigao	425,978	319,483	75%	3,739
Isabela	268,500	83,400	31%	1,359
By number of Catholics
Jurisdiction	Population	Catholics	Percentage	Area in sq. kms.
Marbel	1,237,040	989,632	80%
Tagum	1,300,087	937,813	72%	4,567
Malaybalay	999,366	869,448	87%	1,359
Davao	918,520	808,297	88%	3,739
Cotabato	1,545,291	803,551	52%	4,297
Butuan	922,898	763,019	83%	1,939
Cagayan de Oro	862,660	729,133	85%	5,199
Digos	996,377	707,428	71%	4,861
Dipolog	714,673	586,031	82%	5,146
Iligan	659,899	514,727	78%
Pagadian	711,244	462,308	65%	14,000
Palawan	629,868	451,129	72%	2,860
Zamboanga	496,786	427,236	86%	3,092
Mati	445,861	383,457	86%	6,618
Tandag	451,287	378,301	84%	3,938
Kidapawan	606,405	363,840	60%	3,799
Ozamis	478,664	338,463	71%	11,555
Ipil	462,467	319,940	69%	8,889
Surigao	425,978	319,483	75%	2,616
Isabela	268,500	83,400	31%	8,294
Marawi	550,800	30,000	5%	8,129
Jolo	698,175	20,945	3%	10,000
By percentage of Catholics
Jurisdiction	Population	Catholics	Percentage	Area in sq. kms.
Davao	918,520	808,297	88%	2,616
Malaybalay	999,366	869,448	87%	8,294
Mati	445,861	383,457	86%	5,146
Zamboanga	496,786	427,236	86%
Cagayan de Oro	862,660	729,133	85%	3,799
Tandag	451,287	378,301	84%	4,861
Butuan	922,898	763,019	83%	11,555
Dipolog	714,673	586,031	82%	6,618
Marbel	1,237,040	989,632	80%	10,000
Iligan	659,899	514,727	78%	3,092
Surigao	425,978	319,483	75%	3,739
Tagum	1,300,087	937,813	72%	8,129
Palawan	629,868	451,129	72%	3,938
Digos	996,377	707,428	71%	14,745
Ozamis	478,664	338,463	71%	1,939
Ipil	462,467	319,940	69%	4,297
Pagadian	711,244	462,308	65%	2,860
Kidapawan	606,405	363,840	60%	5,199
Cotabato	1,545,291	803,551	52%	8,889
Isabela	268,500	83,400	31%	1,359
Marawi	550,800	30,000	5%	4,567
Jolo	698,175	20,945	3%	14,000
By land area
Jurisdiction	Population	Catholics	Percentage	Area in sq. kms.
Jolo	698,175	20,945	3%	14,000
Butuan	922,898	763,019	83%	11,555
Marbel	1,237,040	989,632	80%	10,000
Cotabato	1,545,291	803,551	52%	8,889
Malaybalay	999,366	869,448	87%	8,294
Tagum	1,300,087	937,813	72%	8,129
Dipolog	714,673	586,031	82%	6,618
Kidapawan	606,405	363,840	60%	5,199
Mati	445,861	383,457	86%	5,146
Tandag	451,287	378,301	84%	4,861
Marawi	550,800	30,000	5%	4,567
Ipil	462,467	319,940	69%	4,297
Digos	996,377	707,428	71%	3,938
Cagayan de Oro	862,660	729,133	85%	3,799
Surigao	425,978	319,483	75%	3,739
Iligan	659,899	514,727	78%	3,092
Pagadian	711,244	462,308	65%	2,860
Davao	918,520	808,297	88%	2,616
Ozamis	478,664	338,463	71%	1,939
Isabela	268,500	83,400	31%	1,359
Zamboanga	496,786	427,236	86%

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