Mimaropa

MIMAROPA

(REGION IV-B)

MI – MINDORO ( OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL)

MA - MARINDUQUERO - ROMBLONPA - PALAWAN

• Created by virtue of EO 103 issued by PGMA on May 17, 2002

• Composed of 5 island provinces of Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. It has 2 cities, 71 municipalities and 1,458 barangays.

• 2000 population is 2.3 million with 2.67% growth rate

• Total land area of 27,456.01 sq. kilometers representing about 9 % of the country’s total land area

PROFILE

Ang Palawan ay naging bahagi ng Rehiyon VI noong Hunyo 5, 2005. Ito ay inilipat sa Kanlurang Visayas mula sa dating "MIMAROPA", sa bisa ng Executive Order No. 429, na nilagdaan noong Mayo 23, 2005.

Kasunod nito ay inilabas naman ang Administrative Order No. 129 noong Agosto 19, 2005, upang bigyang pansin ang anumang epektong idudulot ng naunang kautusan at bilang pag-alalay na rin sa maayos na paraan ng paglilipat ng Palawan mula sa Kanlurang Visayas sa ilalim ng MIMAROPA.

Ang MIMAROPA o Rehiyon IV-B ay isang rehiyon sa bahagi ng Luzon, na may kabuung sukat na 27,455.9 kilometro kwadrado. Ang rehiyong ito ay binubuo ng mga lalawigan ng Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon at Palawan.

Human Geography

Because Mimaropa is ancient, it is home to indigenous peoples. The Mangyans survive in Mindoro (they speak seven different languages: Irava, Alangan, Tambuid, Hanunuo, Tadyawan, Buhid and Ratagnon).

Arts and Culture

In Palawan there are many cultural groups: Cuyonon & Agutayon, considered the ethnic elite of the province; Muslim groups such as Molbog, Jama Mapun and Tausug live in the southern coast; Tagbanuas the largest indigenous group inhabiting the central portion; And there are even smaller cultural communities like Pala’wan, Taut batu, Batak, Ken-uy and Kalamian.

Romblon, because it is near the Visayas has three main languages, Romblomanon, Asi and Onhan – they belong to the Visayan language family.

Marinduque has no indigenous groups except Tagalogs, but many descendants of the Asi tribe live in the southern part of the island and they are known to still cling to their roots in Banton. Tagalog spoken in Marinduque has been carefully studied and it has been concluded that the language spoken here is the root from which modern national forms of speech have sprung. (1914 study by Cecilio Lopez). T

• Agricultural products such as palay, coconut, banana, citrus, cassava, vegetables, livestock, marine and fishery products for food/agri-processing industry

• Host to many and diverse natural attractions such as coral reefs, white sandy beaches, rivers, dive sites and national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, caves and forest reserve for tourism development

MAJOR RESOURCES

In 2007, MIMAROPA's economy surged by 9.4%, making it the fastest growing region in the country in that year.[9] It was aided by robust growth in the industrial sector which grew by 19.1% from -6.1% in 2006.[9]

MIMAROPA experienced a big slowdown in 2006, posting a decelerated growth of 2.3% from a 6.4% increase in 2005. This resulted mainly from the slump in the industry sector, which shrunk by 5.4% in 2006 from its 10.8% increase in 2005.

The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector, which contributed 42.1% to the total regional economy, grew by 9.1% in 2006, accelerating from 3.2% the previous year. The higher production of palay, corn, other crops, livestock and fishery resulted in the accelerated growth in the total agriculture and fishery sector.

The industry sector, which contributed 38.3% to the region’s total economy, was the second largest contributor next to agriculture. Its decline of 5.4% was largely attributed to the decrease in the mining and quarrying subsector, which went down by 15.4% due to the reduced production of natural gas in Palawan. Mining and quarrying contributed 16.6% to the total regional economy. The positive growth in the electricity and water, construction and manufacturing subsectors were not able to compensate to the drop in the mining and quarrying subsector.

The service sector, on the other hand, posted an accelerated growth of 5.1%, which was attributed to the increase in the TCS, finance, private services, government services and trade subsectors, which managed to post accelerated growths of 6.0%, 5.5%, 5.1%, 5.1% and 4.7%, respectively. The other subsector, however, had a decelerated growth due to the slowdown in the ownership of dwelling.

Physical Geography

Total Land Area: 2,962,087 ha.

Provinces: 5Cities:2Municipalities: 71Barangays: 1,458

Characteristics

Agricultural Land Area: 542,218 ha.

Temporary Crop Land: 220,263 ha.Idle Land: 6,510 ha.Permanent Crop Land: 287,706 ha.Meadows/Pasture: 8,841 ha.Forest Land: 7,528 ha.Other Land: 10,136 ha.

Population (2010)Total Population: 2,744,671Growth Rate (2000-2010): 1.79 percent

Dialect: Tagalog, Romblomanon, Bantoanon or Asi, Onhan, Cuyonon, English, others

Poverty incidence among families: 27.60 percent

PalayHogCalamansiCoconutBananaCattle

Top Agricultural Commodities, MIMAROPA, 2011

The terrain of the province is rugged particularly on the western portion where a chain of mountain ranges rise to heights up to 2,086 meters. Except for the wide plain in the north and pockets of big valleys and delta lands along the shore down to the south, the west coast is practically devoid of coastal land and consists mainly of craggy foothills and mountains close to the sea.

Topographical and Hydrological Features

Rivers and streams traverse through the province but the most unusual is the seven-kilometer underground river flowing under limestone rocks and emptying into Saint Paul Bay. The only principal river in the province is Iwahig River.

As of 2006, of the 1.5 million hectares total land area of the province, 69.68 percent or 1.0 million hectares were forested lands while the remaining 30.52 percent or 453.7 thousand hectares were certified alienable and disposable lands. About 74.07 percent (767.3 thousand hectares) of the total forest land were part of the national parks/game refuge and bird sanctuaries/wilderness areas; 171.8 thousand hectares were established timberlands; 25.4 thousand hectares were civil reservations and 71.4 thousand hectares were established forest reserves.

Land Classification

Based on the station in Puerto Princesa, records on climatological normals from 1994 to 2000 showed that most of the rains registered on the month of October with 19 days while the least number of rains registered on February with 3 rainy days. The total rainfall in those years amounted 1,514.1 millimeters.

Climate

The mean temperature was registered at 27.4°C. The coldest month was January with minimum temperature of 22.7°C and the hottest month was April with a maximum temperature of 32.7°C.

     Mean sea level pressure was 1,009.8 millibars and the prevailing wind directed to the east with a speed of 2 miles per second.

Month Rainfall Rainy TemperatureSea

LevelPressure

Prevailing Wind

(mm) Days (deg C) (mbs)Directio

nSpeed(mps)

     Maxim

umMinimu

mMean    

1994-2008 1,514.1 142 31.3 23.5 27.4 1,009.8 E 2

January 29.5 5 30.7 22.7 26.7 1,011.2 E 3

February 23.7 3 30.9 22.8 26.8 1,011.4 E 3

March 32.1 4 31.7 23.2 27.4 1,011.1 E 2

April 42.7 6 32.7 24.2 28.4 1,009.9 E 2

May  128.1 12 32.6 24.5 28.6 1,009.1 W 2

June 178.6 16 31.5 23.9 27.7 1,008.9 S 1

July 163.9 17 31.2 23.5 27.3 1,008.7 S 1

August 159.8 18 31.1 23.5 27.3 1,008.9 S 2

September 181.8 17 31.2 23.4 27.3 1,009.4 W 1

October 222.3 19 31.1 23.4 27.3 1,009.3 W 1

November 205.4 15 31.0 23.4 27.2 1,009.6 E 2

December 146.1 10 30.6 23.2 26.9 1,010.4 E 3

Table 2. Summary Statistics on Climatological Normals by Month: 1994-2008(Station: Puerto Princesa)Source: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

Callao Cave

, Balanacan Bay and Tres Reyes Islands

Marinduque Boac Church

White Island - Mindoro

Puerto Princesa Underground River

PROVINCES

Occidental Mindoro

Dry seasonWet season

Climate

Rice producionForest resourcesFruit production

Fish

Main industry

Capital:CalapanLand Area:4 364.7 sq kmPopulation:550 049Cities:noneNumber of Towns:15

BRIEF PROFILE

Sanduguan Festival

Hanapbuhay

Mt.Halcon

Rambutan

Agrikultura

Mangyan

 Is an Island Province of the Philippines located in

the MIMARO Region. It lies south of Marinduque and Quezon, east

of Mindoro, north of Aklan and Capiz, and west of Masbate.

-Its capital is also named ROMBLON

Composed of three major islands: ROMBLON, where the capital city of Romblon is located, TABLAS, the largest island in the province and SIBUYAN, the easternmost island.

have a mountainous and rugged topography, and are of volcanic origin.

Mount Guiting-Guiting, This is the Highest Elevation in the province.

The province is endowed with lush vegetation and mineral resources.

Known products: Marble, Kopra, Wheat, Abaca and Agricultural crops.

Rich in Fishing grounds and white sand beaches.

Does not have a truly pronounced wet or dry season.

September to January – Heavy rain fallThe driest months are March and April

27° Celsius is the annual mean temperature.

February being the coldest month with temperatures dropping to 20°C.

May being the warmest month. The temperatures could reach 35°C. Southwest monsoon winds or HABAGAT pass through the province from June to October while northeasterly winds or AMIHAN blows through the islands from December to February.[

MARInDUQUe

PHYSiCaL

Capital:BoacNumber of Towns:6 (Boac, Buenavista, Gasan, Mogpog, Santa

Cruz, & Torrijos)Area:95, 924 hectares (roughly 960 square

kilometers).

Climate:Marinduque is categorized on Type III climate

having rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year and no clear boundary between dry and wet seasons.

Topography: 83% of the total land area is hills and mountains 17% are built-up areas, coastal, swamp and marshy

areas.highest peak of the island is Mt. Malindig with

elevation of 1,157 meters above sea level located in the southern tip of the island.

Mt. Malindig

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