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The original settlers of Labason were Subanen who later adopted Islam after the Arab missionaries influenced them.  At present, majority of the settlers of Labason are migrants from the Visayas Area particularly from the island of Bohol, Cebu, Negros and Siquijor.  They now constitute majority of the population.  The Subanen now being influenced by other tribes mostly educated although residing in barangays Lapatan, Malintunbuan, Balas, Lawagan and Gabu. Meanwhile, other ethnical group converted now to Islam are also living at the coastal area and also staying mountainous areas of New Salvacion and Immaculada.

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Due to some irreconcilable data that still being questioned by the Municipal Planning and Development Office, the same office for purposes of formulating this very first ecological profile of the municipality of Labason, province of Zamboanga del Norte decided to use the 2000 Census on Populations as base-line data, respectively.  

Further, the aforesaid office used projection techniques to come up with a projected population for the Year 2010.

A. Population

Table 3.1. Actual and Projected Household by Barangay

Table 3.1. Actual and Projected Household by Barangay

Barangay Actual (2000) Projected (2010) Projected (2012)

Urban Barangay

 

 

 

Antonino

800

1,234

1,329

Gil Sanchez

401

544

586

Imelda

438

634

683

Lopoc

385

560

603

Total Household for
Urban Barangays

2,024

2,972

3,201

Rural Barangays

 

 

 

Balas

286

419

451

Bobongan

224

329

354

Dansalan

293

424

457

Gabu

170

226

243

Immaculada

94

149

161

Kipit

402

549

591

Lapatan

231

377

406

La Union

312

419

451

Lawagan

283

428

460

Lawigan

225

292

314

Malintuboan

484

617

664

New Salvacion

156

268

286

Osukan

639

895

964

Patawag

438

716

771

San Isidro

112

137

148

Ubay

329

475

511

Total Household for Rural Barangays

4,678

6,718

7,232

Over-all Total Households

6,702

9,690

10,433

Table 3.2. Actual and Projected Population by Barangays

Barangay Actual (1995) Actual (2000) Actual (2007) Projected (2010) Projected (2012)

Urban Barangays

 

 

 

 

 

Antonino

3,758

3,901

3,922

4,249

4,482

Gil Sanchez

1,519

2,021

2,327

2,521

2,659

Imelda

1,728

2,094

2,063

2,235

2.358

Lopoc

1,620

1,929

4,161

4,508

4,755

Total Population for Urban Barangays

8,625

9,945

12,473

13,513

14,254

Rural Barangays

 

 

 

 

 

Balas

1,256

1,569

1,510

1,636

1,726

Bobongan

993

1,031

1,023

1,108

1,169

Dansalan

1,291

1,454

1,432

1,551

1,637

Gabu

642

790

1,021

1,106

1,167

Immaculada

377

454

491

532

561

Kipit

1,694

2,148

2,661

2,883

3,041

Lapatan

1,120

1,188

1,196

1,296

1,367

La Union

1,259

1,555

1,608

1,742

1,838

Lawagan

1,207

1,340

1,425

1,544

1,629

Lawigan

915

1,188

1,135

1,230

1,297

Malintuboan

1,766

2,199

4,533

4,911

5,181

New Salvacion

796

858

1,876

2,032

2,144

Osukan

2,839

3,602

3,576

3,874

4,087

Patawag

2,049

2,105

2,167

2,340

2,477

San Isidro

358

522

531

575

607

Ubay

1,328

1,850

1,762

1,909

2,014

Total Population for Rural Barangays

19,890

23,853

27,947

30,077

31,942

Grand Total

28,515

33,528

40,420

43,590

46,196

Table 3.3. Gross Density Per Barangay

Barangay Area
(In Hectares)		 2000 Population Gross Density (Person/Hectare)

Antonino

45.205980

3,901

86.29

Balas

1,582.883400

1,569

0.99

Bobongan

318.160400

1,013

3.24

Dansalan

438.845268

1,454

3.31

Gabu

620.072392

790

1.27

Gil Sanchez

87.092800

2,021

23.30

Imelda

79.348200

2,094

26.39

Immaculada

384.418600

454

1.18

Kipit

1,088.779400

2,148

1.97

Lawigan

691.52500

1,188

1.71

Lawagan

841.173375

1,340

1.59

Lapatan

836.493900

1,188

1.42

Lopoc

323.512100

1,929

5.96

La Union

613.637600

1,555

2.53

Malintuboan

836.832400

2,199

2.62

New Salvacion

1,111.91300

858

0.77

Osukan

683.525400

3,602

5.26

Patawag

1,253.672462

2,105

1.67

San Isidro

769.220400

522

0.67

Ubay

668.291400

1,850

2.76

TOTAL

13,284.603277

33,528

2.52