New Bataan, Compostela Valley

Brief Profile

• OFFICIAL NAME : Municipality of New Bataan
• DATE CREATED : June 18, 1968
• ENABLING LAW : Republic Act 4756
• INCOME CLASS : 1st Class Municipality (as of 2005)
• ANNUAL LOCAL INCOME : P5,761,257.97(2005)
• INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT: P52,636,316(2005)
• DIS. FROM THE MUN. OF COMPOSTELA: 16 km.
• DIS. FROM CAPITAL TOWN (NABUNTURAN): 40 km.
• DIS. FROM TAGUM CITY: 75 km.
• TOTAL LAND AREA : 55,315 has.
• TOTAL NO. OF BARANGAYS : 16
• TOTAL NO. OF PUROKS : 204
• TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLD : 9,050
• TOTAL NO. OF POPULATION : 43,940
• TOTAL NO. OF MALE POPULATION: 22,579
• TOTAL NO. OF FEMALE POPULATION: 21,361
• ARAW CELEBRATION: Every 18 June
• FOUNDER’S DAY/FESTIVAL: Every 10 August
• FESTIVAL NAME : Sal’lupongan
• TOWN FIESTA CELEBRATION: Every 13 June
• PATRON SAINT : San Antonio de Padua
• OFFICIAL PARISH NAME : San Antonio de Padua Parish

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHY (2005)

• BIRTH RATE (CRUDE) : 28.82
• DEATH RATE (CRUDE) : 4.12

LAND CLASSIFICATION

• FOREST : 33,727.7261 has.
• AGRO-FOREST : 2,158.6502 has.
• AGRICULTURAL : 692.7559 has.
• MINING : 6,210.401 has.
• RESIDENTIAL : 11.843 has.
• BRUSH LAND AREA : 2,158.6502 has.
• COMMERCIAL : 11.5962 has.
• ROAD : 62.06395 has.
• INSTITUTIONAL : 18.91645 has.
• SPECIAL USE : 3.1605 has.
• INDUSTRIAL : 0.3828 has.
• RIVER BED/CHANNEL : 38.3858 has.

MAJOR CROPS

• Coconut
• Rice
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