Fast Facts about Bohol

Homepage/ Website	www.bohol.gov.ph
Time zone	Standard Time; differs from Greenwich time by even number of hours
Land Area	4,117.26 sq. kilometers
Currency	Philippine Peso (Pph)
Political Administrative	47 municipalities and one city
Divisions	Grouped into 3 congressional districts
Provincial Capital	Tagbilaran City
Barangays/Villages	1,109
Location	Central Philippines
Distance from Manila	556.16 nautical miles
Language	Almost all Boholanos can speak and write the English language.
Topography	Varies from level to steeply sloping, with land elevation ranging from 0 near 900 meters above sea level.
Climate	Generally fair
Average Temperature	January: 22.9-25.9^o Celsius/73-78^o Fahrenheit
	July: 23.9-26.79^oCelsius/75-80^o Fahrenheit
Population (2000 Census)	1,139,130 (Province)
	77,700 (City)
Sex Ratio	101.6 males per 100 females
Average Annual
Population Growth Rate	2.92% (Census 1995-2000)
Rate of Natural Increase	21.54 per 1,000 population
Number of Households	209,588 (Census 2000)
Business/Industry Establishments	Small 6,574
(NSO, 2000)	Medium 319
	Large 12
Leading Non-Traditional Exports	Prawns, Baskets, woven raffia
Leading Domestic Items Traded	GI sheets, limestone, handicraft, marine products, rice, banana, cattle, hog, mangoes, fish, copra, semi-dried seaweeds
Tourists Arrival (2005)	187,991 of which 7% foreign (per DOT records)
	393,949 (per Bohol Tourism Office)
Total Overseas Workers	17,337 (55% males)- NSO, 2000

Major Agri/Aqua Products	Rice, Corn, cocnut, root crops, vegetables, fruits, poultry, fish, prawns, crabs, seaweeds
Communications (2001)
Telephone lines	12,200
Cellular Phone Firms	2
Telecommunication Companies	6
Radio stations (AM, FM)	5
Cable stations	5

Money & Banking (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)	2003	2002	2001	2000
Banks, Total Number	52	49
Private Commercial banks	14	11
Government banks	3	3
Thrift banks	26	26
Rural Bank	9	9
Total Bank Deposits (in million pesos)	7,574.40	7,043	5,797	5,749
Private Commercial Bank deposits	4,386.10	3,590	3,375	2,857
Government Bank Deposits	1,566.20	1,462	1,104	1,204
Thrift Bank Deposits	1,301.80	1,746	1,158	1,158
Rural Bank Deposits	320	245	160	130
Lending firms	65
Pawnshops	100	92	90	84
Income & Expenditure ( Source: FILES, NSO)
Ave Annual Family Income	Php 77,291.00 (2000); 56,940 (1997); 38,187 (1994)
Ave Annual Family Expenditure	Php 66,907.00 (2000); 50,754 (1997); 28,841 (1994)
Ave Annual Per Capita Income	Php 16,478.00 (2000); 12,853 (1997); 8,533 (1994)
Ave Annual Per Capita Exp.	Php 14,364.00 (2000); 11,410 (1997); 6,444 (1994)
Employment (Source: NSO)
Labor Force Participation Rate	63.59% (aApr 2005); 65.5% (Jan 2004)
Average Employment Rate	91.6% (Apr 2005); 87% (Jan 2004)
Visible Underemployment Rate	11% (Apr 2005); 19% (Jan 2004)
Inflation Rate	8.8% (12/05); 4.4% (5/04); 3.7(2003)
Purchasing Power of Peso	Php0.71(Dec/05); Php0.71 (May/04); 0.59 (2003)