Municipal Profile - Virac, Catanduanes
Agriculture

The island province of Catanduanes is often battered by typhoons as it lies in the center of the country's "typhoon belt." Economic development has been considerably hampered by this, specially because the island province is basically agricultural. Among the major crops in Virac are rice, coconut and vegetables while abaca is raised commercially. Completely surrounded by the Philippine Sea, and a little further off the Pacific Ocean, the province has excellent fishing grounds.

Forest land covers about 9,359.15 hectares or roughly 49.84 percent of the total land area of Virac while mangroves and swamp occupies 83.15 hectares.

Source: Local Government Unit of Virac, Catanduanes
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