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Rosario, Agusan del Sur
Municipality in Agusan del Sur, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Rosario; Tagalog: Bayan ng Rosario), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,610 people.[5]
Rosario was historically part of San Francisco until June 21, 1969, when it became a separate municipality through Republic Act No. 5760.[6] The town was named after its patron saint Virgen de Rosario.
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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 385.05 square kilometres (148.67 sq mi) [7] constituting 3.85% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.
Climate
Barangays
Rosario is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[9] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
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Demographics
In the 2020 census, Rosario had a population of 49,610.[16] The population density was 130 inhabitants per square kilometre (340/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty incidence of Rosario
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58.97 2003
63.40 2006
56.00 2009
48.22 2012
39.97 2015
43.01 2018
35.42 2021
33.61 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] |
Industry
Rosario is home to the field site of Philsaga Mining Corporation, the only large-scale gold mining company in Agusan del Sur.[25]
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