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Physical and Socio-Economic Profile

LOCATION AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

Region IV-A also known as CALABARZON was created by virtues of EXECUTIVE ORDER 103 which was approved on May 17, 2002, creating Region IV
A and Region IV-B and transferring the province of Aurora under the territorial and administrative jurisdiction of Region III. The region is located in south-
western part of Luzon, just south and east of Metro Manila, on the east by the Philippine Sea and Bicol Region, on the south by Verde Island Passage, and on the
west by Luzon Sea. It is practically accessible via all types of land transportation.

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CALABARZON consists of five (5) provinces, twenty four (24) congressional districts, nineteen (19) cities, twenty four (124) municipalities, and four thousand
eleven (4,011) barangays. The nineteen (19) cities of the region are: Antipolo City (Rizal), Bacoor City (Cavite); Cavite City (Cavite); Imus City (Cavite); Trece
Martirez City (Cavite); Tagaytay City (Cavite); Dasmariñas City (Cavite); General Trias City (Cavite); City of Biñan (Laguna); Cabuyao City (Laguna);
Calamba City (Laguna); San Pablo City (Laguna); San Pedro (Laguna); Sta. Rosa City (Laguna); Batangas City (Batangas); Lipa City (Batangas); Tanauan City
(Batangas); Lucena City (Quezon); and Tayabas City (Quezon). Quezon province has the most number of municipalities and barangays while Rizal province has
the least.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF REGION IV-A

Number TOPOGRAPHY
Province Provincial Capital AND SLOPE
Congressional Districts Cities Municipalities Barangays
Cavite Trece Martirez City 7 7 16 829
CALABARZON
Laguna Sta. Cruz 4 6 23
674 has varied land
Batangas Batangas City 5 3 31 1,078 forms. It consist
partly of coastal
Rizal Antipolo City 4 1 13 188
areas and mostly
Quezon Lucena City 4 2 39 1,242 upland interior areas
of slightly moderate
Total 22 19 122 4,011 rolling or
undulating plains and hills, and mountains. Almost sixty percent of the region’s land area has a slope ranging from 0-18 percent. Slope distribution by province
is presented below.

DISTRIBUTION OF SLOPE RANGE BY PROVINCE (IN HECTARE)

Level to Moderately
Gently sloping Strongly sloping to Steep hills and Very steep hills
nearly sloping to
to undulating moderately steep mountains and mountains
Province level rolling Total
(3-8%) (18-30%) (30-50%) (>50%)
(0-3%) (8-18%)

Region 248,356 189,330 531,583 47,658 215,538 390,396 1,622,861

Batangas 25,253 54,624 118,490 12,810 17,750 87,654 316,581
Cavite 26,603 30,438 40,330 7,644 6,154 17,586 128,755
Laguna 47,194 24,460 50,487 10,558 18,658 24,616 175,973

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Quezon 141,976 73,360 289,044 16,314 139,026 210,940 870,660

Rizal 7,330 6,448 33,232 332 33,950 49,600 130,892
% to Total 15% 12% 33% 3% 13% 24% 100%
Land Area
Source: NEDA-CALABARZON, Regional Physical Framework Plan

Batangas province has a total land area of 316,581 hectares or 3,165.81 square kilometres. It covers about 20 % of the total land area of the CALABARZON
and considered as the second largest province in the region. It has a unique cove-like shape coastal areas lying at the south-eastern portion of the province.
It consists mostly of moderately sloping to rolling and very steep hills with scattered mountainous areas.

Cavite province has a total land area of 128,755 hectares or 1,287.55 square kilometres, situated at the southern end of the province of Rizal. It covers about 8%
of the total land area of the CALABARZON. It is characterized by rolling hinterlands punctuated by hills, with shoreland fronting Manila Bay at sea level, and
rugged portion at the boundary of Batangas where Dos Picos mountains are located.

Laguna province has a total land area of 175,973 hectares or 1,759.73 square kilometres. It is the third largest province in the region which covers about 11% of
the total land area of the CALABARZON. It is considered as an inland province, which comprises the largest portion of the Laguna de Bay Region where the
Laguna Lake lies, the country’s largest inland water and the second largest freshwater in the Southeast Asia. It is characterized with flat and rugged terrain and
its slope ranges from level to steep slope.

Quezon province has a total land area of 870,660 hectares or 8,706.60 square kilometres. It is the largest province in CALABARZON which is about 54% of the
total land area of the region. On the other hand, it has a rugged terrain with few plains, valleys and swamps. The undulating lowlands along the coast are well
drained. The province is very narrow, with average width of about 30 kilometers.

Rizal province has a total land of 130,892 hectares or 3,308.92 square kilometres and about 8% of the total land area of CALABARZON. Its topography is a
combination of valleys and mountains, with flat low-lying areas on the western portion, rugged ridges and rolling hills which form part of the Sierra Madre
ranges in the eastern portion.

DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC PROFILE

POPULATION AND POPULATION GROWTH RATE IN CALABARZON FROM YEAR 2000-2007

Province Land Area Population Population Growth Rate
Region 1,622,861 14,414,774 2.90
Cavite 128,755 3,678,301 3.86

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Laguna 175,973 3,035,081 2.89

Batangas 316,581 2,694,335 2.30
Rizal 130,892 2,884,227 3.50
Quezon 870,660 2,122,830 1.75
Source: NSO CY 2015 Census of Population

Based on 2015 Census of Population, CALABARZON now has 14.4 million residents, the largest in the country. It is has a population density of 850 people per
square kilometer. Among the five provinces, Cavite has the biggest population, followed by Laguna province. In terms of population growth rate, the region has
a population growth rate of 2.90% for a period of fifteen (15) years from 2000-2015. The province of Cavite has an average population growth rate of 3.86,
Laguna with 2.89%, Batangas with 2.30%, Quezon with 1.75%, and Rizal with an average growth rate of 3.50%. As projected by the National Statistical
Coordination Board (NSCB), it is expected that by year 2025, the population within Region IV-A will increase up to 16 million.

Per 2009 Gross Regional Domestic Product, CALABARZON’s economy suffered a reversal of 1.6% in Year 2009 from a 1.9% growth in Year 2008 as the
Industry and Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry (AFF) sectors laid-out negative growth rates while services decelerated. The largest share of the region’s
economy in 2009 was from the Service sector with 42.9%, even higher than its share of 41.5% the previous year. The share of the Industry sector, on the other
hand, was 38.3%, lower than its previous share of 39.7 percent. The AFF’s share of 18.8% was a slight increase of its 18.7% share the previous year.

CLIMATE

Intense variability in climate is currently being experienced all over the country. As a general information, Region IV-A has all the four (4) types of climate:
Type I-with two pronounced seasons, dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year; Type II-no dry season with a very pronounced rainfall
from November to April and wet during the rest of the year; Type III-seasons are not very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April and wet during
the rest of the year; and Type IV-rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. The province of Cavite has two (2) distinct seasons: wet from
May to November and dry from December to April. Laguna is relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year, specifically in the
small portion near the southern boundary. The eastern and southern portions of Laguna province have no distinct season but with evenly distributed rainfall
throughout the year.

The province of Batangas also has two (2) distinct seasons: dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. On the other hand, the province of
Rizal is relatively dry from December to May and wet during the rest of the year.

Quezon province has three (3) climatic types: no dry season with very pronounced rainfall from November to January and wet during the rest of the year; not
very pronounced season and relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year; and more or less evenly distributed rainfall throughout
the year.

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