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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Location:
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Southern interior part
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Income Classification:
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6th class
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Land Area:
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25,000.00 has.
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Land Use:
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Agriculture
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18,358.00 has
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Grassland
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3,500.00 has
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Wetland
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1,900.00 has
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Woodland
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1,242.00 has
| | No. of Barangays:
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13
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Population:
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17,352 (1995)
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18,780 (1998 projected)
| | Population Density:
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75 person/sq.km.
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Major Religion:
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Roman Catholic
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61.63%
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Protestant
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13.45%
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Islam
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4.90%
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Iglesia Ni Cristo
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4.44%
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Seventh Day Adventist
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2.70%
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Aglipay
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9.27%
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Others
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3.61%
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Indigenous People/Tribal Community:
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Subanen, Kalibugan
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Dialects Spoken:
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Cebuano
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71.00%
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Subanen
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12.00%
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Hiligaynon
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12.00%
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Kalibugan
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4.00%
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Ilocano, Bicol,
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Atta, Batak
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1.00%
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Topography
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Mountain ranges: |
Mt. Dansalan
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Mt. Gampoy
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Valleys: |
More or less 1,500 has | |
in
Barangay Bantayan | |
Poblacion
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Land Forms:
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Mostly flat to rolling
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Climate:
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Type IV
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Mean Temperature: |
_____degrees C
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Distance to Dipolog City: |
178 kms.
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Kalawit wild Rubber Tree |
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ECONOMY |
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Major Products:
Rice, Corn, Rubber, Coconut, Peanuts, Rootcrops
Major Source of Livelihood:
Farming
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SOCIAL AND HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Hospital: |
None
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Barangay Health Centers: |
11
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Educational Institutions:
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High Schools
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3
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Elementary schools
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13
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Social and Health Indicators:
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Literacy rate
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87.51%
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Mortality rate
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0.10%
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Morbidity rate
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38.30%
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Birth rate
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2.80%
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Crude birth rate | | |
No. and percentage of malnourished children:
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Low
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31 - 2%
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Moderate
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363 - 24%
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Severe |
1,113 - 74% | | |
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KALAWIT SCHOOL DISTRICT | |
Name of School |
Principal | |
1.
Kalawit Central School | | |
2.
A. Dumajel | | |
3.
Botong Elementary School | | |
4.
Concepcion | | |
5.
Daniel Maing | | |
6.
Fatima Elementary School | | |
7.
Gatas Elementary School | | |
8.
Lumamon Primary School | | |
9.
Marcelo Elementary School | | |
10.
New Calamba | | |
11.
Palalian Primary School | | |
12.
Paraiso
Primary School | | |
13.
Pianon Eprimary School | | |
14.
San
Jose Elementary School | | |
15.
Kalawit National High School | | | |
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ENVIRONMEN
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Mineral resources available in the area:
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Gold, Coal, Manganese,
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Chromite
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Flora and Fauna:
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Major rivers/bays/springs/watersheds/lakes:
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Patawag, Kipit, Palomog,
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Malob, Cayaban Rivers
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National Park:
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None
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Recreational Facility:
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Hornbill Sports Center
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS |
None
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INFRASTRUCTURE |
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Means of Transportation: |
Jeepney Motorcycle
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None
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Major bridges:
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New Calamba RCDG,
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Gatas RCDG,
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Batayan Bailey
Bridge,
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Palomoc Bailey Bridge
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Water Facilities Available:
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Level 1
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20 units
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Level 2
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6 units
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Level 3
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None
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Energization
(Source: Zambo. Del Sur Electric Cooperative)
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No. of consumers:
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231 | |
Road Network: (kms)
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Concrete
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Asphalt
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Gravel
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Earth
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National
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