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Urbanization
Among the rural barangays, Carol-an is the largest in terms of area and population. In
the year 2005, the total population of Carol-an was 3,245 scattered in an area of
5,598.14 hectares. The smallest rural barangay in terms of area and population is
Kilaban. Kilaban is a mountainous barangay, located around 4 kilometers northwest of
Poblacion.
There were no records pertaining to urban population in the censual periods that
were conducted in the year 1939 to 1990. From 1990 to 2005, the tempo of
urbanization shows a negative rate. This is the reason why the Municipality remains
basically rural. In fact, population growth rate is faster at the rural barangays like
Tambo, Banban, Tiguib and Mabato than the urban barangays. Another reason is that
these urban barangays which are located along the national highway has a very limited
plain for built-up expansion. When the timber concession was cancelled, the workers
chose to remain in the hinterland barangays of Tambo, Banban, Mabato and Carol-an
and engaged in illegal logging and kaingin farming at the forestland.
Build-up Density
The Planning standards classify population density into low, medium, and high. Low
density areas have at least 150 persons per hectare; medium density areas have 151 to
250 persons per hectare and more than 251 persons per hectare for high density areas.
Built-up density is the total population in the built-up area over total built-up area.
The total urban population is 3,494 and the total urban built-up area is 439 hectares.
Therefore, the average built-up density in the urban area is 6 persons per hectare. All
the urban barangays in the Municipality, therefore, are considered as low density areas.
The average rural density is 3.06 per hectare. All of the rural barangays in the
Municipality, therefore, are also considered low density areas.
For the whole municipality, the average rural density is 4.54 persons per hectare. The
ratio of urban to rural density therefore is 1.96 or there are roughly 2 persons living in
the urban area for every 1 person living in the rural area.
Religious Affiliation
Around 51% of the total household populace in Ayungon are Roman Catholics, this is
followed by the Aglipayans with 22.79% and a Protestant denomination that belongs to
the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) follows at 14%. The malefemale
ratio in religious affiliation is almost even at 50%.
Literacy Rate
Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write a simple message. Literacy rate is
the percentage of the population who has at least completed a year in elementary