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POTOTAN1
POTOTAN1
POTOTAN1
Geographical Location
The Municipality of Pototan is situated at the central
part of Western Visayas. It lies within 10°00’00” and 11°00’00”
East longitude and within 122°34’00” NS 122°42’00”.
Boundaries:
North and Northeast :Municipality of Dingle
East : Municipality of Barotac Nuevo
South : Municipality of Zarraga
Southwest :Municipality of New Lucena
West : Municipality of Mina,
Northwest : Municipality of Badiangan.
Soil Type
There are three (3) kinds of soil types found in the Municipality of
Pototan namely: Alimodian Clay Loam, 818 hectares or 8.4%; Sta. Rita
Clay, 6,773.46 hectares or 69.77%; and Umigan Fine Sandy Loam,
2,118.7 hectares or 21.83%.
Mineral Resources
1. Limestone. A material for barangay roads maintenance that
can be found in Barangay Igang.
Hydrology
1. Rivers
The town is traversed by two (2) rivers and nine (9) creeks.
These rivers are Jalaur from the mountain of Calinog and Suage
River from the mountain of Janiuay.
2. Natural Springs
Climate
1. Seasons
Pototan , like other municipalities in the Province of Iloilo has two (2)
seasons, namely: wet and dry. Dry season occurs from the month of
January to April and wet during the rest of the year.
2. Typhoons
The Province of Iloilo is not within the country’s typhoon belt area.
However, Typhoons occasionally occur all over the provincial area
when the westerly winds from Sibuyan Sea begin to unleash its
strength.
3. Temperature
Economic Resorces
Major Industries:
rice mills, hog farms, poultries and telephone companies.
Agriculture
Out of 94,494,.5290 square meters or 9,449.45 hectares, 85% or a total of 7,559.56
hectares are being utilized for agricultural purposes.
Threshers : 280
Mechanical Dryer : 22
Solar Dryer : 65
Rice Mill : 14
Ware House : 17
Kiskisan : 40
Public Market : 2
Tourism
Tourism Attraction
5. Obelisk – Poblacion
Population trend
Using the geometric method of computing growth rate per census year
reveals that the average growth rate of Pototan is 2.1% annually. The
average rate of expansion has been estimated at 10% per year.
Population Distribution
Population
Urban : 8,993
Rural : 57,054
Male : 28,180(estimated)
Fermale: 28,160(estimated)
SOCIAL CLASSES
EDUCATION AND LITERACY
Literacy Rate : 98.5%
Nursery Schools : Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion (CIC), School
of Jesus Ministry at Brgy. Cato-ogan, Pototan Christian
Elementary Schools
Secondary Schools