Bohol’s Geography
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| Location | Region VII (Central Visayas) 803 km. south of Manila 79 km southeast of Cebu |
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| Capital | Tagbilaran City | ||||||
| Cities | 1 (Tagbilaran City) | ||||||
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| Barangays | 1,109 | ||||||
| Land Area | 4,117.26 square kilometers | ||||||
| Population | Province: 1,230,110 (2007 Census)
City: 92,297 (2007 Census) |
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| Language/Dialects | Boholano, English, Tagalog, Chinese | ||||||
| Literacy Rate | 93% | ||||||
| Labor Force | 404,000 (1996) | ||||||
| Climate | Generally fair
Average Temperature: 29°C |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Leading Domestic Trade Partner | Visayas, Mindanao | ||||||
| Land Classification | Certified alienable and disposable: 310,455 has.
Classified forest: 101,271 has. |
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| Agri/Aqua Products | Rice, corn, coconut, root crops, vegetables, fruits, poultry, fish, prawns, crabs, seaweeds |
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| 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 |
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| Airport | Domestic: Tagbilaran City Airport | ||||||
| Land Transportation | Taxicabs: 30
Bus Companies: 1,010 Vehicles for hire: 4,716 Trucking services: 9 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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