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Provincial StatWatch
Western Visayas
05 April 2011

Indicators

 Reference Period Aklan Antique Capiz Guimaras Iloilo Negros Occidental
GEOGRAPHY (Sources: DENR, TWG-PGC, NSCB)              
Land Area (in sq. km.) 2007 1,821.4 2,729.2 2,594.6 604.6 5,079.2 7,965.2
Percentage to the Region's Land Area 2007 8.8 % 13.1% 12.5% 2.9% 24.4% 38.3%
Number of Cities as of  Dec2010 - - 1 - 2 13
Number of Highly Urbanized Cities as of  Dec2010 - - - - 1 1
Number of Municipalities as of  Dec2010 17 18 16 5 42 19
Number of Barangays as of  Dec2010 327 590 473 98 1,901 662
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: NSO)           b/ c/
Total Population Aug 1, 2007 Census 495,122 515,265 701,664 151,238 1,691,875 2,370,269
Percentage to Region's Population 7.23% 7.53% 10.25% 2.21% 24.72% 34.63%
Population Density (persons/sq km) 272.4 204.3 266.5 250.1 358.5 299
Population Projection a/ 2010 547,900 592,200 787,300 176,100 2,330,400 3,144,100
Number of Households Aug 1, 2007 Census 102,811 106,720 144,525 32,114 430,384 579,951
Average Household Size 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.0
Average Annual Population Growth Rate 2000-2007 1.29% 1.19% 0.97% 0.93% 1.13% 1.44%
AGRICULTURE (Source: BAS)              
Palay Production (in metric tons) 2010 103,625 211,466 335,608 42,716 659,970 436,308
Corn Production (in metric tons) 2010 795 1720 41550 703 122,141 81,088
Banana Production (in metric tons) 2009 51,842 20,500 26,868 5,153 145,569 84,574
Coconut Production (in metric tons) 2009 106,265 69,392 87,663 22,733 75,830 116,449
Mango Production (in metric tons) 2009 789 1,716 203 7,248 20,924 13,607
Sugarcane Production (in metric tons) 2009 ... 54,149 496,933 ... 791,321 11,127,210
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: DOLE)              
Establishments Affected by Shutdown as of Jan 2009 - - - - 3 9
Workers Affected by Shutdown - - - - 224 192
Establishments Affected by Retrenchment - - - - - 16
Workers Affected by Retrenchment - - - - 224 94
INCOME AND PRICES (Source: NSO)              
Average Annual Family Income (at 1994 prices)   P99,568 P94,917 P99,313 P101,125 P110,114 P73,923
Average Annual Family Expenditure (at 1994 prices)   P89,858 P83,246 P86,212 P85,522 P91,900 P69,241
Consumer Price Index (2000=100) Jan 2011 170.6 187.0 174.5 167.1 172.7 160.7
  Dec 2010 169.5 185.9 171.3 166.4 169.5 158.6
  Nov 2010 168.0 185.6 170.6 165.2 168.7 157.1
Inflation Rate (2000=100) Jan 2011 1.8 2.0 3.1 0.2 3.8 4.8
  Dec 2010 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.6 2.7 4.2
  Nov 2010 2.4 2.7 2.6 1.5 2.9 3.7
POVERTY (Source: NSCB)              
Poverty Incidence Among Population              
Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in pesos) 2009 16,907 15,902 17,306 16,265 16,584 15,217
   Poverty Incidence Among Population (in percent) 2009 46.1 39.3 28.8 20.5 26.8 32.2
   Magnitude of Poor Population 2009 205,197 169679 215033 39092 569097 915157
Poverty Incidence Among Families              
Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in pesos} 2009 16,907 15,902 17,306 16,265 16,584 15,217
   Poverty Incidence Among Families (in percent) 2009 38.1 29.1 22.6 13.3 19.9 24.4
   Magnitude of Poor Families 2009 38,515 30,205 37,312 4,834 90,009 144,828

DEVELOPMENT INDEX (Source: NSCB)

            
Human Development Index 2000 0.571 0.584 0.555 0.622 0.642 0.566
Life Expectancy Index 2000 0.680 0.670 0.690 0.750 0.750 0.740
Education Index 2000 0.844 0.807 0.770 0.851 0.871 0.811
income Index 2000 0.187 0.269 0.202 0.263 0.303 0.150
TRADE AND INDUSTRY (Source: DTI)              
New Firms Registered 2010 1,462 868 1,092 329 3,829 2,927
TRANSPORTATION (Source: LTO)              
Motor Vehicles Registered 2010 29,390 15,139 53,222 1,847 103,256 145,552
Driver's Licenses/Permits Issued 2010 15,849 16,033 22,901 215 81,227 91,697
TOURISM (Source: DOT)              
Visitor Arrivals 2009 674447 34982 56477 51786 363277 640927
Visitor Receipts (in millions Php)) 2009 12,398.6 643.1 1,038.2 952.0 6,678.3 11,782.4
COMMUNICATION (Source: NTC)              
Telephone Load 2009 10,210 2,460 8,094 719 55,185 54,577
Telephone Load Density 2009 2.06 0.48 1.15 0.48 3.26 2.30
HEALTH (Source: DOH)              
Estimated Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 livebirths) 2009 9.40 14.13 8.65 5.24 9.82 6.36
Estimated Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000 livebirths) 2009 51.26 137.10 38.72 74.82 19.63 48.12
Number of Licensed Hospitals              
   Government 2009 9 9 6 3 17 19
   Private 2009 4 2 3 - 7 8
LITERACY (Source: FLEMMS, DepEd, NSO)              
Simple Literacy Rate              
Household Population 10 years old and over Nov 1994 92.7% 88.0% 88.2% - 92.9%b/ 91.1%c/
   Male Nov 1994 93.9% 86.4% 86.6% - 91.6%b/ 89.8%c/
   Female Nov 1994 91.3% 89.7% 90.0% - 94.2%b/ 92.5%c/
Functional Literacy Rate              
Household Population 10 years old to 64 years old Nov 1994 79.8% 75.0% 69.5% - 80.9%b/ 74.8%c/
   Male Nov 1994 83.0% 78.5% 76.5% - 83.6%b/ 78.3%c/
   Female Nov 1994 86.6% 82.1% 84.1% - 86.4%b/ 81.9%c/
EDUCATION (Source: DepEd, CHED)              
Elementary Average Promotion Rate SY 2007-2008 91.43% 91.89% 94.33% 94.75% 93.03% 91.89%
Enrolment (Public Elementary) SY 2008-2009 76,323 78,344 88,523 21,659 223,068 224,968
Enrolment (Public Secondary) SY 2008-2009 33,666 35,789 46,514 11,909 127,296 96,054
Number of Public Elementary Schools SY 2008-2009 321 471 422 97 960 598
Number of Public Secondary Schools SY 2008-2009 67 51 51 17 169 120
Number of Public Tertiary Schools SY 2006-2007 9 4 7 2 22 3
PUBLIC ORDER and SAFETY (Source: PNP, BFP)              
Total Crime Volume 2010 1988 631 1227 317 2228 3232
Crime Solution Efficiency Rate 2010 11.82% 23.93% 11.08% 23.97% 13.79% 11.23%
Fire Incidence 2010 25 30 30 53 781 899
Fire Damages to Property (in Php) 2010 13,748,300 4,622,300 19,181,000 4,390,000 59,031,640 73,063,000

Sources of Data:

BAS - Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
BFP - Bureau of Fire Protection
CHED - Commission on Higher Education
DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DepEd - Department of Education
DOH - Department of Health
DOLE - Department of Labor and Employment
DOT - Department of Tourism
DTI - Department of Trade and industry
FLEMMS - Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey
LTO - Land Transportation Office
NSCB - National Statistical Coordination Board
NSO - National Statistics Office
NTC - National Telecommunications Commission
PNP - Philippine National Police
TWGMCM - Technical Working Group on Maternal and Child Mortality
TWGPGS - Technical Working Group on Philippine Geographic Classification
 
Notes:
 …   no data available          
-     nil          
a/   based from the 2010 Census Based Population Projection
b/  excluding Iloilo  City
c/  excluding Bacolod City

 
 

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Updated 27 April 2011
 
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