Table 1.

Existing and Proposed Land Uses of the Municipality of Patnongon for Period 2013-2033

Land Use Category Existing Land Use Proposed Land Use Proposed %
Area % of Total Area % of Total Increase/decreas increase/decreas
(Hectares) (Hectares) e (Hectares) e
Agriculture 4,298.40 25.60 3,391.56 20.197 (906.84) -5.403
Agro_Industrial 7.698 0.05 63.72 0.379 56.02 0.33
Cemetery 3.062 0.02 5.37 0.032 2.31 0.01
Commercial 2.690 0.02 452.64 2.691 449.22 2.68
Dumpsite/Sanitary Land 1.901 0.01 4.48 0.027 2.58 0.02
Fill
Tourism 23.360 0.14 132.83 0.791 109.47 0.65
Residential 300.520 1.79 900.47 5.362 599.95 3.572
Socialized Housing - - 30.64 0.182 30.64 0.182
Roads, Infrastructures 133.0164 0.792 209.19 1.246 2.93 0.017
and Utilities
(Buses/Jeeps
Terminal/Mini Port)
Forest/Timberland 6,121.180 36.45 5,501.441 32.762 (619.739) -3.688
Institutional 19.850 0.12 43.66 0.260 23.81 0.14
Parks and Recreation 1.845 0.01 2.46 0.015 0.62 0.004
Pastures/Grassland/ 5,589.650 33.29 4,996.28 29.754 (593.37) -3.536
shrubs/beach sand
Rivers and Creeks 265.140 1.58 256.069 1.525 (9.07) -0.05
Light Industrial - 0.00 84.46 0.503 84.46 0.50
Medium Industrial - 0.00 72.7 0.433 72.70 0.43
Heavy Industrial - 0.00 57.33 0.341 57.33 0.34
Waste Water/Sewerage - 0.00 1.16 0.007 1.16 0.007
Treatment Plant/Sludge
Settling Pond
River Buffer - 0.00 527.78 3.143 527.78 3.14
Turtle Sanctuary 1.37 0.008 1.37 0.008
Mangroves 20.940 0.12 21.93 0.131 0.99 0.01
Fishpond 2.740 0.02 6.03 0.036 3.29 0.02
Sea Buffer - 0.00 28.43 0.169 28.43 0.17
Total 16,792.00 100.00 16,792.00 100.000