Lebak: Map and Facts in Brief

Land area: 56,270 hectares
Population: 81,758 (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
Number of barangays: 28

Creation: December 31, 1948, Executive Order No. 195, from Kiamba in South Cotabato and Dinaig in Maguindanao

Literacy rate: 85.55 % (household population 10 years old and above, 2000)
Population density: 145 persons per sq. km. (projected for 2012, based on 2007 census)
No. of households: 19,678 (projected for 2013, based on 2007 census)
Major industry: farming, fishing
Major crops: rice, corn, coconut, fish

Scenic spots: hot spring and Makin Falls in Nuling; Ramirez Beach Resort, Sodoy Beach Resort, and Grace Freires Beach Resort in Tibpuan; Ebi Falls in Christianuevo; cave in Salangsang; cave in Kalamongog

Income: 123 million (2010)
Registered voters: 42,452 (2010)

(Blogger’s note: This post is a part of “The Other Towns” series. See my October 5 post for the overview.)