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Ajuy Ecological Profile
Ajuy Ecological Profile
I.
Introduction
II.
Geophysical Environment
1. Land Characteristics
a.
Geography
c.
6,994 hectares
210 hectares
5,564 hectares
2,314 hectares
4,260 hectares
Soils
all types and the Sta. Rita loam is the second. The Barotac loam lowland
phase is found mostly in the coastal areas. The Hydrosol and the Luciana
loam lowland divide the areas of Barangays Pedada and Bay-ang,
Barangay Central, Tanduyan, Pinay Espinosa, Pinantan Diel, parts of
Pinantan Elizalde, Poblacion and San Antonio are comprised of Sara
sandy loam. The Umingas fine sandy loam is the least of all types. The
Sta. Rita clay loam comprises parts of Barangays Luca, Culasi and
Barrido. The unknown type of soil can be found in the island barangays of
the municipality.
e.
f.
g.
5,567.84 hectares
16.39 hectares
97.05 hectares
3,384.49 hectares
1,170 hectares
7,281.57 hectares
35.00 hectares
17,552.34 hectares
h.
i.
Natural disasters
2. Water Characteristics
a.
Location and extent/size of surface freshwater resources
b.
c.
d.
f.
Watershed status
g.
3. Atmosphere
a.
General climate type
The municipality has Type II climate. It has an average annual
rainfall of 60mm per month from January to April and 203mm per month
from May to December.
The climate of the town is characterized by no pronounced
seasons. The relatively wet season is from May to October and after that, it
is dry for the rest of the year. Maximum rain periods are not very
pronounced and dry season lasts from one to three mounts.
b.
III.
Air quality
Biological Environment
1. Vegetation/ Flora
2. Fauna
3. Bacteria and Fungi/ Monera
IV.
b.
c.
Sectoral production
d.
Power generation
Iloilo Electric Cooperative (ILECO III)
e.
Transportation:
Highways
Railways
Airports
Seaports
Inland waterways
26 km
none
none
Bay-ang Port
Culasi Port
72 km
Communications:
Telecommunications, Cellular Phone servers, 100 Handheld
Transceivers, and PLDT and Globelines Telephone systems
f.
g.
i.
Wet Markets
j.
2. Cultural Features
a.
Tribal/ ethnic groups
Ethnic Groups
The Aetas is the only ethnic group that occasionally roams in the
vicinity of Ajuy. However, they dont have a permanent settlement in the
municipality but rather in the other towns of the province.
b.
Religious groups
Ancestral domain
e.
f.
3. Political
a.
Political Subdivisions
Ajuy is composed of 34 barangays. These 34 barangays are divided
into six districts.
b.
c.
d.
V.
Summary
VI.
References
VII. Project Staff
Annexes and Maps
Citizen participation
Legal institution/ jurisdiction of natural resources
Local legislation on environment and natural resources