Hambongan, Inabanga, Bohol, Philippines

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Region ProvinceMunicipalityDistrict Class of Municipality No. of Barangays Distance from the City Land Area Municipal Waters (Estd.) Total Population Average size of householdsEnergization

TOTAL INTERNAL REVENUEALLOTMENT (Estimate) 2009Local Income (2009)

: VII: Bohol: Inabanga: 2nd District: 3rd Class: 50 Barangays: 72 km.: 13,166 has: 15,837 has: 47,595: 5.9: 100%

: P 37,195,496.00: P 4,375,000.00

INABANGA PROFILE

The Island

Area – 5 hasReligion – MixLivelihood – FishingTradition – Boholano Tradition

The island is composed of 105 households with a population of 634 settlers in which almost 100% rely on fishing as their main source of living. It is approximately 5 kilometres from the mainland Inabanga and can only be reached using water transport. It has a white sandy beach front, facing the mainland. During good weather, it can be reached only 20 minutes, but in bad weather, approximately 30 minutes by boat.

Area – 14.10 hasDate Established – October , 2000Legal Instrument – Municipal Ordinance # C-01-2000

Based on the survey conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Region VII, the MPA of Hambongan has a great increased from a live hard coral cover of 30.07% in the year 2002 to 69.34% in 2007. This may be due to the cooperation of the management team and the community near the said MPA.

Aside from occasional encroachment to the MPA, the most or the main threats to the MPA is dynamite fishing, cyanide fishing and fishing with the used of compressor.

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