ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR Byahe na sa Zamboanga

Vicente D. Limsan, Jr ASYS 145 B-1L

OUTLINE
Introduction Bio-physical Aspects Socio-Cultural Aspects Economic Aspects Policy and Institutional Aspects
Existing policies Effects of these policies to the different aspects

Summary

Introduction

Zamboanga del Sur

Derived from the Malay word Jambangan, meaning a pot or a place of flowers Founded on June 6, 1952 2 congressional districts 26 municipalities 681 barangays PAGADIAN City

BIO-PHYSICAL ASPECTS: Physical Features

Total Land Area: 4,499.5 km2 (473,491 ha) Topography: Mountainous in northern boundary; coastal plains spreading to wide flat lands Mean Annual Rainfall: 1,599 - 3,500 mm Mean Annual Temperature: 22 - 35 C

BIO-PHYSICAL ASPECTS: Physical Features

MAJOR RIVERS, LAKES, and MOUNTAINS Rivers Labangan Rivers (Labangan) Dimorok River (Molave) Salug River (Dumingag, Mahayag, Molave) Dipolo River (Tambulig) Lakes Lakewood (Lakewood) Lake Dasay (San Miguel) Lake Maragang (Tigbao) Mountains Mt. Palpalan (Pagadian City) Mt. Timolan (Tigbao) Mt. Pinukis (Lakewood)

Baculan Falls

BIO-PHYSICAL ASPECTS: Physical Features

Grassland / Pasture Land

Others 1%

0% Agricultur e

LAND USE

AREA (ha)

31%

Agriculture Forest Residential

187,313 65,298 40,263 4,440 132,781 5,516

43%
Forest

15%
Industrial Residentia 1% l

Industrial Grasslands Others

9%

Land use distribution of Zamboanga del Sur

SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS
Total Population: 914,278 (2007) Population Density: 203.2/km2 Birth rate: 19.2%; Death rate: 2.58% Literacy Rate: 95.87% Malnutrition rate: 7.17%

SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS
RELIGION
Aglip y 2 Igle i i Kri to Ot er 22

Rom C t oli 7

Ilo ggo C v Sub 8 o T g log 0 o Ot er 0

Cebu 62

Culture/Major Denominations

ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Average Annual Income: P78,307 Major Livelihood: Agriculture, Agribusiness and Compensation
Production Workers 14% Professional Workers 13% Sales Workers 13%

Agri. Workers 60%

Major Field of Employment

ECONOMIC ASPECTS:
Agriculture Production
Major Crops Ave. Annual Production (metric tons) Area Planted (ha)

Rice Banana Corn Mango Coffee Cacao

321,336 217,429 145,415 14,611 6,012 222

88,483 18,843 90,855 2,924 3,012 320

Major crops of Zamboanga del Sur and their average annual production and area planted.

ECONOMIC ASPECTS:
Agriculture Production
Livestock Carabao Cattle Hog Goat Chicken Duck Horses Population 43,317 40,796 162,035 39,105 642,627 82,733 23,191
Livestock population of Zamboanga del Sur

Average Annual Fish Production

103,511.22 metric tons

ECONOMIC ASPECTS:
Trade & Industry
Agri-based manufactures Indigenous materials

Coco oil Livestock feed milling Rice/corn milling Fruit processing

Handmade crafts Rattan Buri Bamboo

ECONOMIC ASPECTS:
Infrastructures
National and provincial roads are concrete, gravel and asphalt. Municipal roads are gravel, asphalt and earth There are 63 concrete bridges, 28 steel bridges. There are only about 5000 hectares of farms that are irrigated.

ECONOMIC ASPECTS:
Transportation & Communication
Mode of transportation Mode of communication

Buses / Transits Van Motorized Tricycle Habal-habal Motorized Bangka

Postal Telephone Cellphone (Smart, Globe, Mobiline) Radio & Television

POLICY & INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS

ANTONIO CERILLES Governor

JUAN REGALA Vice Governor

POLICY & INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS: Programs/Projects

Land Tenure Improvement (LTI)
11,107 hectares of land distributed to farmers (2002) Surveyed 468 hectares while the remaining 320 hectares of the target areas is still on-going.

Agrarian Justice Delivery

Resolved 128 Ali cases, 84 adjudication and 279 mediation cases. a total of 2,000 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) were served

POLICY & INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS: Programs/Projects

Improving the Quality and Relevance of Basic Education Division Shared Reading Program
Pupils are paired according to the following scheme; Grade I with Grade III ; Grade II with Grade IV and Grade V with Grade VI. Pupils read books, magazines or any available reading material of their choice.

POLICY & INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS: Programs/Projects

Palay Procurement
NFA Pagadian and Molave area procured a total of 32,729 bags of palay for the year 2002 It comprised 51% deliveries from cooperatives and 49% from individuals.

Soil Conservation and Watershed Management

Two (2) watershed areas delineated on maps and characterized Constructed 70 structural measures and established 29,600 vegetable measures.

Summary
Zamboanga del Sur is a venue of the fusion of the different denominations such as Cebuanos, Chavacanos, Boholanos, Maguindan aoans, and many more making it culturally diverse and abundant. All the aspects of the agricultural systems is actively participating in the development of Zamboanga del Sur.

References
Official Website of Zamboanga del Sur http://www.zamboangadelsur.gov.ph http://www.tourism.gov.ph/sitepages/interactivesitesp age.aspx?siteid=51 http://www.pagadian.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamboanga_del_Sur

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR Byahe na sa Zamboanga

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