People
Population
Based on the 2007 NCSB report, Baybay registered a total population of 102,526 showing an increase of over that of 1990 NSCO report which was established at 82,281. The town has ninety-two (92) barangays. Among the 92 barangays, the poblacion is composed of 23 zones which retained the highest number of 17,391 in population, and 82,289 for the 69 rural barangays. In the latest edition of the CLUP for Baybay, only 10 barangays were identified as urban barangays in accordance with requirements by Philippine National Government.
Urban-Rural Population Distribution
In the year 1990, the urban population of Baybay was 15,034 or 18.27% while the rural population was 67,247 of 81.73% of the total population. The 2000 NCSO population count revealed a population of 17,391 or 17.44% showing a difference of 2,357, which indicates that there is an increase in population. The rural population registered a total of 82,298 or 82.56% of the total population with an increment of 14,941 from that of the 1990 count.
People of Baybay called as Baybayanons or Baybayanos (depending on the usage) which is Cebuano-speaking people. Most of the people are Roman Catholic, almost 90% of the whole population. But, there are also the presence of Baptist and Protestants, and also, Iglesia ni Cristo. Just recently, the presence of Muslims have added the population of the city.
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