Location: Region VII (Central Visayas)
803 km. south of Manila
79 km southeast of Cebu
Capital: Tagbilaran City
Cities: 1 (Tagbilaran City)
Municipalities: 47
Barangays: 1,109
Land Area: 4,117.26 square kilometers
Population
Province: 1,139,130 (2000)
City: 77,700 (2000)
Language/Dialects: Boholano, English, Tagalog, Chinese
Literacy Rate:93%
Labor Force 404,000 (1996)
Climate: Generally fair
Average Temperature: 29°C
Arable area 256,400 hectares
Sectoral Establishments
(DTI registered as of June 1998)
Manufacturing: 762
Service: 2,345
Wholesale/Retail: 5,925
Total: 9,032
Industrial Establishments
Limestone mining, cassava start/glucose plant, galvanized iron sheets factory, soft drink bottling plant, frozen prawn, food processing, ice plant, handicraft, metalcraft, furniture
Leading Non-Traditional Exports: Prawns, baskets, woven raffia
Leading Domestic Items Traded
GI sheets, limestone, handicraft, marine products, rice, banana, cattle, hog, mangoes, fish, copra
Leading Domestic Trade Partner
Visayas, Mindanao
Land Classification
Certified alienable and disposable: 310,455 has.
Classified forest: 101,271 has.
Agri/Aqua Products
Rice, corn, coconut, root crops, vegetables, fruits, poultry, fish, prawns, crabs, seaweeds
Power Capacity 93.5 MW
Water Supply (City) 19,000 cubic meters daily
Road Network 5,385 kilometers
Seaports
Domestic Base port: Tagbilaran City
Terminal ports: Tubigon, Jagna, Ubay, Talibon
Subports: Catagbacan, Getafe
Municipal fish ports: 15
Private ports: 2
Airport
Domestic: Tagbilaran City Airport
Land Transportation
Taxicabs: 30
Bus Companies: 1,010
Vehicles for hire: 4,716
Trucking services: 9
Communications
Telephone lines: 12,200
Cellular phone firms: 2
Telecommunication companies: 6
Radio stations (AM, FM): 5
TV/Cable stations: 5
Messengerial/Courier: 7
Post Offices: 49
Newspapers: 3
Internet service providers: 3
Trade publication: 1
Financial Systems
Commercial banks: 20
Development banks: 21
Government banks: 2
Cooperative bank: 1
Savings banks: 2
Rural banks: 7
ATM facilities: 7
International credit card available: 6
Lending firms: 65
Pawnshops: 70
Provincial Government data
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