TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message of the Provincial Governor
Introduction
History of Davao del Norte Province									i
The List of Provincial Officials									vi
The Provincial Capitol - the Seat of the Provincial Government									xi
Date of Creation, Legal Basis and Origin of LGUs									xii
Acknowledgement									xiii
Table of Contents									xiv
List of Tables									xx
List of Figures									xxvi
CHAPTER  I     -        PHYSICAL PROFILE
	1.1	Location, Administrative Composition and Land Use							1-1
	1.2	Topography and Drainage							1-3
	1.3	Climate and Rainfall							1-4
	1.4	Soil Characteristics and Fertility							1-7
		A.  Soil Type
		B.  Soil Fertility
		C.  Slopes
		D.  Soil Elevation
		E.  Soil Erosion
		E.  Frequency and Extent of Floods
	1.5	Water Resources							1-13
	1.6	Navigable Waterways, Bays, Anchorage and Fishing Banks							1-14
CHAPTER  II    -       NATURAL RESOURCES AND LAND USE
	2.1	Land Resource							2-1
		2.1.1   Alienable and Disposable Lands (A and D)							2-1
		2.1.2   Forestlands							2-2
		2.1.3   Protected Lands							2-3
		2.1.4   Ancestral Domain/Claims							2-4
		2.1.5   Coastal Lands							2-5
	2.2	Forest Resources							2-6
		2.2.1   Wood Industry							2-6
		2.2.2   Non-Wood Industry							2-7
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	2.3	Mineral Resources							2-8
		2.3.1  Resources from all Natural Resources-based Sources							2-8
	2.4	Existing Programs and Projects on Environment and							2-8
			Natural Resources
		2.4.1   Community-Based Forest Management Program							2-9
		2.4.2   Forestland Management Program (FLMP)							2-10
		2.4.3   Integrated Social Forestry Program (ISFP)							2-12
		2.4.4   Watershed Rehabilitation Projects							2-12
		2.4.5   Forest Protection and Rehabilitation							2-13
		2.4.6   Industrial Forest Management Agreement (IFMA)							2-14
	2.5	Existing Land Use							2-14
		2.5.1   Land Capability for Agricultural Use							2-18
		2.5.2   Sustainability of Land Use							2-20
		2.5.3   Protection Lands							2-24
		2.5.4   Environmentally Constrained Lands							2-25
		2.5.5.  Constraints to Future Land Use							2-28
CHAPTER   III   -         DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
	3.1	Historical Growth of Population							3-1
	3.2	Population Size, Distribution and Growth							3-3
	3.3	Population Density							3-3
	3.4	Household Population, Number of HHs and HH Size							3-4
	3.5	Population by Sex							3-5
	3.6	Sex and Age Distribution							3-6
	3.7	Age Distribution and Dependency Ratio							3-9
	3.8	Labor Force and Employment							3-10
	3.9	Household Population by Mother Tongue							3-12
	3.10	Household Population by Religious Affiliation							3-14
	3.11	Household Population, 5 Years Old and Over by
		Highest Grade Completed							3-15
	3.12	Urban Growth Trend							3-17
CHAPTER    IV    -     ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECTOR
	4.1	Agriculture and Fisheries							4-1
		4.1.1   Crop Production							4-1
		4.1.2   Fish Production							4-4
		4.1.3   Support Services and Facilities							4-5
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		A.   Irrigation Services
		B.  Technical Assistance and Programs
		C.   Cooperatives
	4.2	Livestock and Poultry							4-12
		4.2.1   Livestock Production							4-12
		4.2.2   Poultry Population							4-13
		4.2.3   Production Support Facilities							4-15
		A.   Artificial Breeding Centers
		B.   Auction Center
		C.   Abattoir/ Slaughterhouse
		D.   Provincial Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
	4.3	Trade and Industry							4-17
		4.3.1   Investments							4-17
		A.   Business Name Registrations (BNR)							4-20
		B.   Employment							4-23
		C.   One Town One Product (OTOP)							4-25
		D.   Private Construction							4-26
		4.3.2   Trade							4-26
		4.3.3   Provincial Agri-Industrial Centers (PAIC)							4-27
		4.3.4   Business Support Facilities and Projects							4-28
	4.4	Tourism							4-29
		4.4.1   Importance of Local Tourism Development							4-29
		4.4.2   Tourist Attractions							4-30
		4.4.3   Tourist Accommodations and Facilities							4-34
	4.5	Science and Technology							4-37
	4.6	Agrarian Reform							4-39
		4.6.1  Land Tenure Improvement							4-39
CHAPTER    V    -     INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES SECTOR
	5.1	Water							5-1
		5.1.1   Water Supply							5-1
		A.  Level III Systems
		B.  Level II Systems
		C.  Level I Systems
		D.  Water Supply Service Coverage
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		5.1.2    Sources of Water Supply							5-3
		A. Ground Water (Potable Water Supply)
		1.  Shallow Well Area	1. Shallow Well Area
			2. Deep Well Area
			3. Difficult Area
		B. Ground Water Quality
			1. Brackish Water Remain Area
			2. High Fe and Mn Contents Area
			3. High Ca and Mg  Contents Area
			4. Saline Water Intrusion Area
		C. Spring Sources
		D. Surface Water Sources
	5.2	Irrigation							5-6
		5.2.1   Drainage (Irrigation Component)							5-9
	5.3	Power							5-9
	5.4	Transportation							5-12
		5.4.1   Land Transportation							5-12
		A. Roads							5-12
			1. Road  Classification According to Types and
			Administrative Functions
			2. Type of Road Pavement
			3. Road Density
		B. Bridges							5-15
		C.  Transport Utilities/Facilities							5-17
			1. Registered Motor Vehicles
			2. Public Utility Vehicles
			3. Annual Average Daily Traffic
			4. Bus and Jeepney Terminal
			5. Local Distances
		5.4.2   Sea Transport							5-19
		5.4.3   Air Transport							5-20
	5.5	Sewereage, Drainage and Flood Control							5-21
		5.5.1   Sewerage
		5.5.2   Drainage System
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		5.5.3   Flood Control
		A. Flood Control Measures
		B. Flood Disaster Management Program
	5.6	Communication							5-23
		5.6.1   Postal Services
		5.6.2   Radio Stations
		5.6.3   Telephone and Telegraph Stations
		5.7.4    Publication
CHAPTER    VI    -       SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR
	6.1	Education							6-1
		6.1.1   Pre-School Education							6-1
		6.1.2   Elementary Education							6-1
		6.1.3   Secondary Education							6-4
		6.1.4   Tertiary Education							6-7
		6.1.5   Technical Vocational Education							6-9
		6.1.6   Literacy							6-12
		6.1.7   Non-Formal Education							6-13
	6.2	Health							6-13
		6.2.1   General Health Indicator							6-13
		6.2.2   Family Planning							6-17
		6.2.3   Nutrition							6-20
		6.2.4   Water and Sanitation							6-22
		6.2.5   Health Facilities							6-23
	6.3	Housing							6-26
		6.3.1   Housing Backlog							6-27
		6.3.2   High cost of Construction Materials and Real Estate							6-29
	6.4	Social Welfare							6-30
		6.4.1   Child and Youth Welfare Program							6-30
		6.4.2   Family Welfare Program							6-31
		6.4.3   Disabled and Elderly Welfare Program							6-32
		6.4.4   Disaster Preparedness & Emergency							6-32
		Relief Assistance
		6.4.5   Employment Assistance Program							6-33
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	6.5	Protective Services							6-35
		6.5.1   Police Force							6-35
		A.  Police Equipment and Facilities							6-36
		B.   Crime Incidence							6-37
		C.   Violence Against Women							6-38
		6.5.2   Fire Force/Facilities							6-40
		A.   Fire Incidence							6-41
CHAPTER VII		-	LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
			AND LOCAL FISCAL MANAGEMENT
	7.0	Introduction							7-1
	7.1	Local Government Administration							7-1
		7.1.1  Local Government Organizational Structure							7-2
		7.1.2  Local Government Offices							7-5
		7.1.3  Local Government Personnel							7-12
		7.1.4  Legislative Services							7-15
		7.1.5  Local Development Planning							7-16
		A. Local Planning Machinery and Policy
		B. Local Plan documents and Planning Capability
	7.2	Local Fiscal Management							7-17
		7.2.1  Revenue Generation							7-17
		A. Revenue Profile of the Province
		B. Sources of Revenue
		7.2.2  Local Revenue Allocation							7-21
		A. Local Government Budget Profile
		7.2.3  Local Revenue Utilization							7-22
		A.  Local Government Expenditure Pattern
		7.2.4  Financial Capability to Implement Projects							7-25