Land area: 50,170 hectares
Population: 45,695 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 15
Creation: December 29, 1961, Executive Order No. 459, from Lebak and Palimbang
Literacy rate: 70.52% (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 91 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 9,592 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming, fishing
Major products: fish, rice, corn, coconut, coffee
Scenic spots: burial urns and at least two hot springs in Nalilidan, white sand beaches in Cadiz, Balot Island in Paril, Poral Beach in Sta. Maria, white sand beach in Dumangas Nuevo, hot spring in Pag-asa, waterfalls in Sangay, Luyong Mountain Resort Falls in Limulan, old Spanish fort and wireless tower in poblacion, Pangaun Caves and Thirteen Mountains in Sabanal, Santiac White Sand Beach in Sta. Clara
Income: 107.27 million (2010)Registered voters: 20,060 (2010)
(Blogger’s note: This post is a part of “The Other Towns” series. See my October 5 post for the overview.)
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