Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there are 120,883 people and 21,582 households residing in the city. The city takes pride in having the least poverty incidence among urban centers in the Visayas and Mindanao, according to the 2009 Small Area Estimates (SAE) of Poverty done by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). It has an average daylight population of 400,000 people, mostly shoppers and employees of establishments in the city coming from nearby municipalities and provinces such as Southern Cebu, Siquijor, Northern and Southern Negros. Dumaguete City is the most populous city in Negros Oriental, comprising 9.05% of the province's total population. Unlike the national profile, the male population dominates by 6% more than the female population.
Dumaguete has one of the lowest crime rates among Philippine cities of its size.
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