Profile of Balaoan
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE
CY 2016
BALAOAN, LA UNION
LOCATION:| POLITICAL BOUNDARIES | |
| NORTH: Municipality of Bangar | EAST: Municipalities of Santol & Sudipen |
| SOUTH: Municipality of Bacnotan | WEST: South China Sea |
A. MACRO SECTOR
| PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
| LAND AREA: 6,450 hectares | CLIMATE: Wet and Dry Season |
| TERRAIN: Flat or moderately sloping or rolling | NUMBER OF BARANGAYS: 36 barangays |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |
| POPULATION: 40,614 | NUMBER OF FAMILIES: 7,663 |
| GROWTH RATE: 1.11% | MAJOR DIALECTS/LANGUAGE: Ilocano, Tagalog, Pangasinense & Others |
| POPULATION DENSITY: 630/square meters | RELIGION: Catholic, Iglesia ni Cristo, Protestant, Jehovah’s Witnesses and others |
| NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS: 7,258 | LITERACY RATE: 95.52 % |
| LABOR FORCE (NO.) | POVERTY INCIDENCE: |
| EMPLOYMENT RATE: | MAGNITUDE OF POOR FAMILIES: |
| EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION AGRICULTURE: INDUSTRY: SERVICES: | MAGNITUDE OF POOR POPULATION: |
| CLASSIFICATION: 1st Class Municipality | |
| MUNICIPAL GOV’T REVENUE: P288,209,451.19 | |
| MUNICIPAL GOV’T. EXPENDITURES: P136,497,129.53 | |
B. ENVIRONMENT SECTOR
| EXISTING LAND USE DISTRIBUTION | |
| AGRICULTURAL AREAS: 3,755 has. | BARELAND AREAS: 91.86 has. |
| GRASSLAND/SHRUBLAND AREAS: 710.41 has. | WETLAND AREAS: 202.08 has. |
| FOREST/WOODED AREAS: 1,508 has. | BUILTUP AREAS: 177.65 has. |
| LAND CLASSIFICATION: |
| CERTIFIED A & D: Lowland Area (2,551 has.), Upland Area (3,577 has.) , Poblacion Area (322 has.) |
| PUBLIC FOREST LAND: 0 |
| NUMBER OF BARANGAYS: | UPLAND: 7 | LOWLAND: 27 | COASTAL: 2 | RIVERSIDE: 0 |
| LENGTH OF RIVERBANKS: 0 | SEASHORES: 7,200 has. | |||
| NUMBER OF SAWMILLS: 1 | ||||
| NUMBER OF LUMBER DEALERS: 4 | ||||
| LIST OF WATER BODIES: 2016 | ||
| RIVERS | ESTEROS/CREEKS | CANALS |
| 1 | 6 | 50 |
C. AGRICULTURE SECTOR
FOOD SUFFICIENCY| COMMODITY | AREA (HAS) | PRODUCTION (TONS) | SUFFICIENCY LEVEL (%) |
| Palay/Rice | 2,421.00 | 686.50 | 152 |
| Corn | 15.00 | 60.00 | (316) |
| Fruit Vegetable | 193.90 | 3878.00 | 318 |
| Leafy Vegetable | 12.00 | 120.00 | 74 |
| Fruits | 25.50 | 933.50 | 165 |
| Legumes | 44.00 | 88.00 | 215 |
| Rootcrops | 13.10 | 183.40 | 163 |
| Fish | Inland – 11.20 Capture – 10.800 | 10.21 9.50 | (22) |
| COMMODITY | Production (tons) | Sufficiency Level (%) |
| Pork | 475.2 | 75 |
| Chevon | 2.0 | (500) |
| Carabeef | 51.1 | 22 |
| Beef | 23.30 | (427) |
| Poultry | 500 | 50 |
| EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME GENERATED BY COMMODITY | ||
| COMMODITY | EMPLOYMENT GENERATED | INCOME GENERATED |
| Palay/Rice | 5,968 | P5,371,200.00 |
| Corn | 60 | 54,000.00 |
| Fruit Vegetable | 754 | 678,600.00 |
| Leafy Vegetable | 80 | 72,000.00 |
| Fruits | 1,340 | 1,206,000.00 |
| Legumes | 124 | 111,600.00 |
| Rootcrops | 66 | 59,400.00 |
| Fish | 36 | 89,000.00 |
| Pork | 216 | 194,400.00 |
| Chevon | 108 | 72,000.00 |
| Carabeef | 20 | 50,000.00 |
| Beef | 432 | 388,000.00 |
| Poultry | 1,720 | 172,000.00 |
D. INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES SECTOR
| ROAD NETWORK (LINEAL METERS) | ||||||||
| BARANGAY ROAD | ||||||||
| CONCRETE: 54,495 | ASPHALT: 0 | GRAVEL: 0 | EARTHFILL: 0 | |||||
| MUNICIPAL ROAD | ||||||||
| CONCRETE: 10,075 | ASPHALT: 0 | GRAVEL: 0 | EARTHFILL: 0 | |||||
| PROVINCIAL ROAD | ||||||||
| CONCRETE: 9,705 | ASPHALT: 0 | GRAVEL: 0 | EARTHFILL: 0 | |||||
| NATIONAL ROAD | ||||||||
| CONCRETE: 1,956 | ASPHALT: 10,655 | GRAVEL: 0 | EARTHFILL: 0 | |||||
| BRIDGES: | ||||||||
| BARANGAY BRIDGES | ||||||||
| (TOTAL NUMBER OF SPAN) | ||||||||
| STEEL: 3 | CONCRETE: 51 | COMPOSITE: 0 | JUMBO: 0 | BAILEY: 0 | FOOTBRIDGE: 8 | |||
| (TOTAL LENGTH) | ||||||||
| STEEL: 12 | CONCRETE: 400.90 | COMPOSITE: 0 | JUMBO: 0 | BAILEY: 0 | FOOTBRIDGE: 32 | |||
| MUNICIPAL BRIDGES | ||||||||
| (NUMBER OF SPAN) | ||||||||
| STEEL: 0 | CONCRETE: 3 | COMPOSITE: 0 | JUMBO: 0 | BAILEY: 0 | FOOTBRIDGE: 0 | |||
| (TOTAL LENGTH) | ||||||||
| STEEL: 0 | CONCRETE: 25 | COMPOSITE: 0 | JUMBO: 0 | BAILEY: 0 | FOOTBRIDGE: 0 | |||
| PROVINCIAL BRIDGES | ||||||||
| (TOTAL NUMBER OF SPAN) | ||||||||
| STEEL: 0 | CONCRETE: 5 | COMPOSITE: 0 | JUMBO: 0 | BAILEY: 0 | FOOTBRIDGE: 0 | |||
| (TOTAL LENGTH) | ||||||||
| STEEL: 0 | CONCRETE: 60 | COMPOSITE: 0 | JUMBO: 0 | BAILEY: 0 | FOOTBRIDGE: 0 | |||
| NATIONAL BRIDGES | ||||||||
| (TOTAL NUMBER OF SPAN) | ||||||||
| STEEL: 0 | CONCRETE: 7 | COMPOSITE: 0 | JUMBO: 0 | BAILEY: 0 | FOOTBRIDGE: 0 | |||
| (TOTAL LENGTH) | ||||||||
| STEEL: 0 | CONCRETE: 63 | COMPOSITE: 0 | JUMBO: 0 | BAILEY: 0 | FOOTBRIDGE: 0 | |||
| HOUSING | |
| NUMBER OF SUBDIVISION: 0 | |
| NAME: N/A | NO. OF OCCUPIED UNITS/SLOTS: 0 |
| NO. OF BENEFICIARIES: 0 | NO. OF VACANT UNITS/SLOTS: 0 |
E. SOCIAL WELFARE
| NUMBER OF DAY CARE CENTER: 38 |
| NUMBER OF DAY CARE WORKER: 38 |
| NUMBER OF DAY CARE CHILDREN: 1,150 |
F. HEALTH SECTOR
| CRUDE BIRTH RATE: 14.13% | CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE RATE: 88% |
| CRUDE DEATH RATE: 4.87% | MALNUTRITION RATE: PRE-SCHOOL: 2.72%IN-SCHOOL: 10.50% |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE: 0.02 % | NUMBER OF HOSPITAL: 1 |
| INFANT MORTALITY RATE: 13.94% | NUMBER OF CLINICS: |
| MORBIDITY RATE: 154.33 | Optical Clinic-2 Dental Clinic-5 |
| MORTALITY RATE: 3.98 | Medical-4 |
G. EDUCATION SECTOR
| NUMBER OF TERTIARY SCHOOLS | COLLEGE: 1 | UNIVERSITY: 0 |
| NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS | PUBLIC: 5 | PRIVATE: 2 |
| NUMBER OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS | PUBLIC: 18 | PRIVATE: 3 |
H. DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION SECTOR
| CRIME RATE: INDEX: 80% NON-INDEX: 100% | |
| NUMBER OF COOPERATIVES: 2 | NUMBER OF MESSENGERIAL OFFICES: 0 |
| NUMBER OF BANKS: 2 | NUMBER OF FIRE TRUCKS: 1 |
| NUMBER OF LENDING INSTITUTIONS: 6 | NUMBER OF RADIO STATIONS: 0 |
I. TRADE, INDUSTRY AND TOURISM SECTOR
| DATE OF PAROCHIAL FIESTA: September 9 and 10 | NAME OF PATRON: Saint Nicolas of Tolentino |
| DATE OF TOWN FIESTA: December 18 to 22 | MARKET DAYS: Tuesdays, Fridays & Sundays |
| TRADE AND INDUSTRY | |
| NUMBER OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS | |
| TRADING: 850 | NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS:7 |
| SERVICES: 253 | NUMBER OF EATERIES: 36 |
| MANUFACTURING: 2 | NUMBER OF CANTEEN: 4 |
| NUMBER OF BEAUTY PARLOR: 7 | NUMBER OF FUNERAL PARLOR: 5 |
| NUMBER OF BARBER SHOPS: 5 | NUMBER OF GASOLINE STATIONS: 5 |
| NUMBER OF PHOTO STUDIO/VIDEO SHOPS: 4 | NUMBER OF WATER STATIONS: 11 |
| NUMBER OF TAILORING/DRESS SHOPS: 3 | NUMBER OF RESORTS: 2 |
| OTHERS: 45 | |
| LIST OF INVESTIBLE AREAS: 2016 | ||
| LOCATION | PROJECTS | LOCATION |
| NONE | NONE | NONE |
| LIST OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES: 2016 | ||
| LOCATION | MAJOR RESOURCES | POTENTIAL INDUSTRY |
| NONE | NONE | NONE |
| LIST OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE | ||||||||
| NAME OF ENTERPRISE | PRODUCT | CLASSIFICATION | VOLUME | ADDRESS | NAME OF OWNER | OWNERSHIP | ||
| FOOD | NON FOOD | PROPRIETORSHIP | CORPORATE | |||||
| NATURE RESCUE AGRI-VENTURES | ORGANIC FERTILIZER | 600 LITERS/PER CROPPING | SINAPANGAN NORTE, BALAOAN, L.U. | CHRISTOPHER LUIGI RODRIGUEZ | ||||
| CAOLE’S SALT REFINERY | SALT | 25 SACKS/DAY | PA-O, BALAOAN, LA UNION | MAGELLAN CAOLE | ||||
| LIST OF ACCREDITED AND NON-ACCREDITED TOUR GUIDES: 2016 | ||||
| NAME | DOT ACCREDITATION | ADDRESS | CONTACT NUMBER | |
| YES | NO | |||
| NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 8 | ||||
| LIST OF ACCREDITED AND NON-ACCREDITED TRANSPORT GROUPS: 2016 | ||||
| NAME | DOT ACCREDITATION | ADDRESS | CONTACT NUMBER | |
| YES | NO | |||
| NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| LIST OF ACCREDITED AND NON-ACCREDITED TRAVEL OPERATOR/AGENCIES: 2016 | ||||
| NAME | DOT ACCREDITATION | ADDRESS | CONTACT NUMBER | |
| YES | NO | |||
| NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| LIST OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS: 2016 | |||
| NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | STATUS | TYPE (Manmade, Historical, Religious, Natural, Agri-Tourism, etc.) |
| APALENG PARK AND LAGOON | The place is a good venue for picnic, sight-seeing and boating . Picnic shades are available for rent. | STILL EXISTING | MAN-MADE |
| SEA URCHIN FARM | It is a project of Local Government Unit of Balaoan and Fisherfolks of Brgys.Paraoir and Almeida. Sea Urchins being Balaoan’s One Town, One Product are produce and grown in these farms. It being served as aphrodisiac, eaten raw or cooked in different delicacies. | STILL EXISTING | AGRI-TOURISM |
| ST. NICOLAS OF TOLENTINO PARISH CHURCH AND BELL TOWER | It is a Roman Caotholic Church constructed around 1820’s. Located at the Town Proper of Balaoan, the church, a best place for prayer and meditation. | STILL EXISTING | RELIGIOUS |
| PARAOIR & ALMEIDA BEACHES | The beaches of Brgy. Paraoir & Almeida are considered as one of the best beaches in the Province. The beaches are a good place for swimming, boating, fishing and picnics. | NATURAL | |
| DALISUNGSUNG FALLS | It is located at Brgy. Bungol, Balaoan, La Union (8 kilometers from town proper). Old folks called it Dalisungsung because the falls serves as funnel. The falls is not only a tourist attraction but also a source of water for agricultural lands in the barangay. | NATURAL | |
| CONVENTIONFACILITIES: 2016 | ||||||||||
| NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT | TYPE | CATEGORY | ADDRESS | CONTACT PERSON | TEL.# | FAX# | E-MAIL ADDRESS | NO. OF ROOMS | MEETING FACILITIES | MAXIMUM CAPACITY |
| NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | |||||||
| SHOPPING CENTERS: 2016 | ||
| NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT/ADDRESS/TELEPHONE NUMBER | TYPE OF MERCHANDIZE | FACILITIES |
| NONE | NONE | NONE |
| LIST OF ACCREDITED AND NON ACCREDITED ACCOMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS: 2016 | ||||||
| NAME OF ESTABLISHMENTS | ADDRESS | TYPE | ROOMS | CLASSIFICATION | DOT ACCREDITED | |
| YES | NO | |||||
| ORDOÑO’S ECO FARM RESORT | CABUA-AN, BALAOAN, LA UNION | RESORT | 11 ROOMS 8 OPEN SHADES 2 FUNCTION HALLS | RESORT | ||
| NORTHERN BREEZE RESORT (TRINITY RESORT) | ALMIEDA, BALAOAN, LA UNION | RESORT | 7 ROOMS 4 COTTAGES W/ ROOMS (FOR 8-10 PAX) 2 BIG COTTAGES 3 OPEN COTTAGES 1 FUNCTION HALL | RESORT | ||
| EL NAVI INN AND RESTAURANT | ALONG NATIONAL HIGHWAY, DR. CAMILO OSIAS, BALAOAN, LA UNION | INN AND RESTAURANT | 20 ROOMS RESTAURANT IN THE 2ND FLOOR | RESORT | ||
| CASA DE FAMILIA | ALONG BALAOAN-SANTOL ROAD, DR. CAMILO OSIAS, BALAOAN, LA UNION | VENUE PLACE | – | VENUE PLACE | ||
| LIST OF EXISTING AGRI-TOURISM SITES: 2016 | ||
| NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
| SEA URCHIN FARM | It is a project of Local Government Unit of Balaoan and Fisherfolks of Brgys.Paraoir and Almeida. Sea Urchins being Balaoan’s One Town, One Product are produce and grown in these farms. It being served as aphrodisiac, eaten raw or cooked in different delicacies. | BRGYS. ALMEIDA AND PARAOIR |
| PERA’S FARM | Located at Brgy. Napaset, Balaoan, La Union, this learning site for farmers is a project of the Municipal Government of Balaoan and Mr. & Mrs. Eliseo & Marissa Pera , owners of Pera’s Farm. It is a demo farm for rice, vegetable, livestock production. | BRGY. NAPASET |
| DINING, ENTERTAINMENT AND REST AREAS: 2016 | |||
| NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT | CONTACT PERSON | TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT (e.g. Restaurant, Snack House, Bakeshop, Fastfood) | TYPE OF FOOD/SPECIALTY |
| EL NAVI INN & RESTAURANT | MR. HERMY OREAL | RESTAURANT | Specialty: Baby Back Ribs, Chinese Style Chicken, Beef Tenderloins & Others They also serve package meals, combo snacks, sizzling plates, pastas & clubhouse sandwiches |
| AL MURAD RESTAURANT | MICHAEL VINCENT ARAGON & ROBERTO MENDOZA | RESTAURANT | They only serve HALAL FOOD (food that are permissible to Muslims to eat & drink under Islamic Shari’ah (law) Specialty:Beef,Chicken and Fish Recipe They also have sizzling plates, pastas and combo meals. |
| M & M BULALUHAN & RESTAURANT | MR. & MRS. DARNEL & ALMNIRA VILORIA | RESTAURANT | Specialty: BULALO, GOAT Dishes, Papaitan, Sinanglaw & others |
| D’ ORIGINAL KAMBINGAN RESTAURANT | MR. & MRS. ROMEO & SOFIA DE SESTO | RESTAURANT | Specialty: GOAT Dishes like kaldereta, singkutsar, sinampalukan na kambing, Papaitan, Sinanglaw & others |
| KUBO CHOW KAMBINGAN, BULALUHAN & RESTAURANT | MS. MA. DIVINA HILAPO | RESTAURANT | Specialty: GOAT Dishes like kaldereta, singkutsar, sinampalukan na kambing, Papaitan, Sinanglaw & others |
| ULYSES CAFÉ & RESTAURANT | MRS. EVANGELINE ESTRADA | RESTAURANT | Specialty: Sinigang, Papaitan, Kaldereta, Grilled Fish & Meat and Others. |
| GINJER’S GRILL & RESTAURANT | MR. JEROME ORATE | GRILL & RESTAURANT | Specialty: Ginjer’s Boddle Fight Meal; Buffalo Wings, Bihon Guisado, Soda Float,Mocktails & others |
| GRACIE’S CAKE BLISS | MS. MARY GRACE GUIEB | BAKESHOP | Specialty: Cakes & Pastries and Party Needs |
| CINDY’S BAKESHOP | MR. & MRS. ANTHONY & RHEA CHUA | BAKESHOP | Specialty: Cakes & Pastries and Party Needs |
| SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTER: 2016 | |||
| RECREATION CENTER | TELEPHONE NUMBER | EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES | RATES |
| NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |