MUNICIPAL
FACTS:
MUNICIPAL
PROFILE (As of 1993)
TERITORIAL COMPOSITION:
(13 Barangays)
| Eastern Section | Land Area (Hectares) |
| Bano | 17.9172 |
| Burgos | 89.4382 |
| Gonzales | 81.2716 |
| Rizal | 612.9754 |
| Taft | 47.8756 |
| Tavera | 148.5662 |
| Saray | 1164.9402 |
| --- Sub-Total | ---
2162.9844 |
| | |
| Western Section | |
| Banilan | 210.8017 |
| Casa Real | 538.0390 |
| Casinsin | 418.1339 |
| Dorado | 360.3402 |
| Kabulusan | 380.7120 |
| Matikiw | 578.7665 |
| --- Sub-Total | --- 2486.7933 |
| TOTAL | 4649.7777 |
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS :
Climate
-- Type I of the Philippine Climate, dry season covers the period from November
to April, and wet season covers the period from May to October.
Topography
Eastern Section-Terrain is rolling hills
extending from the Sierra Madre Ranges downward west towards Laguna de Bay. Average
elevation of the Poblacion is 6 to 10 meters above mean sea level. Highest elevation
are from 500 to 519 meters. Three-fourth of the total land area of this section
with terrain 300 meters above.
Western Section-Terrain
is level and rolling countryside extending from Mount Sembrano downwards Laguna
de Bay. Relatively flat with average of 10 meters and higest elevation from 400
to 428 meters.
Water Resources
Good
to fair water bearing characteristics with high potential for ground development.
Soil
Types -- Six basic soil types; Hydrosol, Bay Clay, Paete Clay Loam, Undifferentiated
Mountain Soil, Antipolo Clay and Undifferentiated Antipolo Clay.
| Slope | Characteristics | Area (Has) |
| 0-8% | Level to Undulating | 681.9674 |
| 8-18% | Undulating
to Rolling | 247.9881 |
| 18-30% | Rolling to Hilly | 2169.8963 |
| 30-50% | Hilly to Mountanous | 1146.9452 |
| 50%-Above | Mountainous | 402.9807 |
| TOTAL | 4649.777 |
LAND
AREA (GENERAL LAND USE)
| LAND
CLASSIFICATION |
HECTARES | %DISTRIBUTION |
| 1.
Build-Up Area | 124.6377 |
2.68% |
|
Residential |
58.3049 |
1.25% |
|
Institutional |
11.0574 |
0.24% |
|
Commercial |
0.7474 |
0.02% |
|
Parks/Playgrounds/Functional Open Space |
1.0856 |
0.02% |
|
Industrial Manufacturing |
1.9523 |
0.04% |
|
Livestock/Poultry |
0.4726 |
1.01% |
|
Roads |
50.1480 |
0.08% |
|
Special Use Area |
0.8695 |
0.02% |
| 2. Agricultural |
2333.6427 |
50.19% |
|
Riceland |
414.1013 |
8.91% |
|
Coconut Land |
323.8292 |
6.96% |
|
Mixed Orchard |
860.3500 |
18.50% |
|
Fishponds |
4.6063 |
0.10% |
|
Agro-forest |
730.1559 |
15.72% |
| 3. Open Grass/Pasture
Lands | 846.9040 |
18.21% |
| 4. Forest |
1290.5803 |
27.76% |
| 5. Water Bodies |
54.0130 |
1.16% |
| |
|
| Total |
4649.777 |
100% |
| Municipal
Waters (Laguna de Bay) --- 20 sq. km. |
