PROFILE

Location:                                                         Northern part
Income Classification:                                   4^th class
Land Area:                                                     22,532.9104

Land Use:
     Agriculture                                               16,927.91 has
      Woodland                                                 2,069.20 has
      Residential
      Commercial                                             3,535.80 has

 No. of Barangays:                                          30

 Population:                                                     31,700 (1995)

                                                                          34,187 (1998 projected)

Population Density:                                          1.5 person/ha.

 
Major Religion:
     Roman Catholic                                                      92.95%
      Protestant                                                                 0.46%
      Iglesia Ni Cristo                                                       1.45%
      Seventh Day Adventist                                           1.51%
      Jehovah's Witness                                                  0.44%

 Indigenous People/Tribal Community:                  Subanen

Dialects Spoken:  
      Cebuano                                                                   98.94%
      Subanen                                                                      0.29%
      Boholano                                                                     0.03%
      Tagalog                                                                       0.06%

Topography

Land forms                                                                 Rolling

Climate                                                                        Mild and Moderate

Mean Temperature                                                     24 -32 degrees C

Distance to Dipolog City                                            8 kms.

ECONOMY

      Major Products:                                       Coconut, Rice, Corn

       Major Source of Livelihood:                         Farming

SOCIAL AND HEALTH FACILITIES

         Hospital:                                                           Main Health Center

         Barangay Health Centers:                                              8

         Educational Institutions:
                   National High Schools                                       4
                   Elementary Schools                                         30
                   Private Pre-Schools                                          3
                   Day Care Centers                                            28

        Social and Health Indicators:
                   Literacy rate                                                        92%
                   Mortality rate                                                       99 - 3.13%  
                   Morbidity rate                                                     10,850 - 0.34%
                   Birth rate                                                              401 - 1.09%
                  Crude birth rate                                                    563 - 17.8%

     No. and percentage of malnourished children:
                    Low                                                                      1,401 - 30.69%
                    Moderate                                                             278 - 6.09%
                    Severe                                                                 24 - 0.52%
                    Overweight                                                          74 - 1.62%
                    Normal                                                                 2,787 - 0.52%

ENVIRONMENT

       Mineral resources available in the area:               Gold, Chromite

       Flora and Fauna:                                                     None

       Major rivers/bays/springs/watersheds/lakes:
                                                                   Layawan River and Dipolog River

       National Park:                                   Pryce Memorial Park (Private)

       Recreational Facility: Polanco Gym

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS            

INFRASTRUCTURE

      Means of Transportation:                  Mini-bus, jeepney, tricycle

     Bus Companies operating:                            Lilian, Mary May

     Road Network:

       Major bridges:                                                Quezon Bridge

        Reinforced Concrete                                      Bridges 3

       Energization        (Source: Zambo. Del Norte Electric Cooperative )
                      No. of consumers:                          26 barangays

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