Bohol’s Geography

 
Executive Brief
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: 1,230,110 (2007 Census)

City: 92,297 (2007 Census)

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