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Physical Characteristics

LAND AREA (hectares)


536,818

Land area share in Region I (%)


41.81

Land area share in Philippines (%)


1.79


LAND CLASSIFICATION (hectares)




A.   ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE LAND – 406,395 (75.70%)

B.   FORESTLAND – 130,423 (24.30%)





A.   ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE LAND ……………………………….

406,395

1.  Agricultural Lands

373,720

■  Croplands ………………………………..

238,070



■  Pastureland ……………………………..

122,608



■  Aquaculture …………………………….

13,042



2.  Non-Agricultural ………………………………………

32,675

■  Built-up areas……………………………

19,375



■  Others …………………………………….

13,300







B.   FORESTLAND ……………………………………………………………………………………..

130,423

1.  Production forest ……………………………………….

68,079

■  Agro-forestry ……………………………

59,394



■  Resettlement …………………………….

4,496



■  Grazing …………………………………..

4,189



2.  Protection forest ……………………………………….

62,344

■  Non-NIPAS ………………………………

41,841.62



■  NIPAS …………………………………….

20,502.36



Declared ………………    3,565.56




Proposed ………………   16,936.82








C. FOREST COVER (has.)……………………………………………

…………….

61,962.2057

1.  Forestland …………………………………

58,723.28



2.  A & D Lands ……………………………..

3,238.9257







CLIMATE



Average annual rain fall (mm)


182.3

Average annual temperature


28  0C

Season


Wet and Dry


Source : DENR, PAGASA



MINERAL RESERVES CY 2010



Resource – estimates based on surface exposure and only one dimension is identified (length or width only).

Reserve – commodity is being known, developed/idenfied, all dimensions are identified (length,width or height)

Source: Bureau of Mines and Geo-Science, Geological Investigation Report