As given by José Nieto Aguilar.
| Districts. | Area in Hectares. | Population | Total. | ||
| Christians. | Moros. | Heathen. | |||
| [1] Zamboanga | 2,984,696 | 17,000 | 8,000 | 90,000 | 115,000 |
| [2] Misamis (Dapitan and Camiguin Is.) | 1,098,000 | 116,000 | 100,000 | 20,000 | 236,000 |
| [3] Surigao | 1,070,190 | 68,000 | 8,000 | 12,000 | 88,000 |
| Bislig | 441,291 | 21,076 | .. | 10,000 | 31,076 |
| [4] Davao | 1,044,333 | 1,500 | .. | 17,300 | 18,800 |
| Cotta-bato | 2,829,379 | 4,000 | 80,000[5] | 120,000[5] | 204,000 |
| 227,576 | 196,000 | 269,300 | 692,876 | ||
[1] The territory of Sibuguey is almost unexplored.
[2] The principal industry of Christians or Moros, is washing the sands and alluvial soils for gold, which is found in abundance. Agriculture is progressing.
[3] The principal industry is washing the sands and mining for gold.
[4] From Jesuit records the Christian population of Davao was 12,000 in 1896. This number included over 3000 converted Moros. There were also some 2,000 Moros residing there. The Jesuits residing on the spot must know best.
[5] Nieto gives the total as 200,000. I have divided them as above.