Vital Statistics

Statistics

Land Characteristics
Land Area	15,496 hectares
Topography	85% hilly and mountainous with more than 30% slope
Land Use	45% protected area and watersheds, 30% agriculture (prime area for vegetable production in the province), 6% built-up area (proj. 2010 6 - 15%)
No. of Barangays	33 (10 coastal barangays)
People
Population	63,000 - 64,000 (Projected as 2010)
Population Density	396.26/Sq. Km.
Population Growth Rate	1.29%
No. of Households	12,775 (Projected)
Economy
Income Classification	1st class
Agriculture	Farming, Fishing
Products	Vegetables, Fish
Cottage Industry	Blanket & Mat Weaving, Basket Making
Mineral Resources	Ice Stones, Lime Red Stone, Lime Pink Stones, Wood Stones, Phosphate, Coal
Employment
Labor Force	32, 450 (2005 projected)
Employment Rate	92.4 % Employed

Finance
Year	Income	Expenditure
2003	54.80M	39.10M
2004	63.70M	45.00M
2005	58.50M	61.00M
2006	87.00M	77.80M
2007	65.45M	65.41M
2008	75.76M	74.01M
2009	84.33M	74.60M
2010	89.71M	74.82M

Geographic Location
Dalaguete is a first class municipality located approximately 84 kilometers south of Cebu City. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Argao, on the south by the Municipality of Alcoy, on the west by the municipalities of Badian and Alegria and on the east by Bohol Strait.

Climate

Tropical climate prevails year round in Dalaguete. The temperature is high and varies little with a difference of about 3 degrees centigrade between the coldest month which occurs around January and hottest month around May. The mountain barangays are cold and Mantalongon is considered as the "Little Baguio of Cebu". Average daytime temperature except in mountainous region ranges from 22.2 C to 32.1 C.Humidity is 77%.

Religious Institutions

Roman Catholic Parishes
- Sn. Guillermo de Aquitania (Poblacion)
- Sn. Isidro Labrador (Mantalongon)
- Sta. Monica (Cawayan)
Protestant Churches
- Faith Tabernacle Church (Poblacion)
- Assembly of God (Poblacion)
- Evangelical Free Church (Poblacion)

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