Balatan, Camarines Sur - Socio-economic Profile

Socio-economic Profile

Literacy Rate

• Urban area literacy rate: 98.29%
• Rural area literacy rate: 97.17%

Language & Dialect

96.67% speak the mother tongue which is Bicol-Iriga (also known as Rinconada).

Religion

• Catholics: 96.50%
• Christians: 1.50%
• Iglesia ni Cristo:2.00%

Housing

Years 1960–1997 there is an average of 97.60% of total housing units in the municipality which are occupied while only 3.40% are vacant

Health

• Crude birth rate: 19.97%
• Crude death rate: 2.05%
• Infant mortality rate: 11.49%
• Young child mortality: 1.53%
• Maternal mortality rate: 3.22%
• General medical consultation rate: 358.68%
• Hospitalization rate: 6.57%
• Health service and facilities implemented by the municipal health office through its Rural Health Unit
• Community Hospital (under-construction)
• Existence of four barangay health stations
• Community College (under-construction)

Education

• 17 public elementary schools
• 1 private elementary school
• 3 public secondary schools
• 1 institution offering vocational/technical education
• 1 Public Tertiary Institution, to be operational by 2012

Protective

• Facilities for protective services include the:

– Police headquarters – Police substation – Fire station – Municipal jail - Coast Guard

Social welfare

• Existing social welfare organizations or instrumentalities include:

– CVRD’S People Organization – KALIPI (Women) PYM – Federation of Day Care Workers - 4P's - Kalahi-CIDDS

Trade & commerce

• Minor central business district consists of public market, grocery, sari-sari stores, welding and vulcanizing shop, calling office, fish dealer, bakery, barber shop, beauty parlor, billiard hall, coco lumber dealer, junk shop and cable network
• Neighborhood centers consisting of sari-sari stores, bakery, videoke/bar, mini-sound system, repair shops, piggery, cockpit, bakery, furniture shop, fish dealer, repair and welding shops, copra dealer, among others

Industry

• Mini-containerized ice plant which cater to the needs of rich-fishing activities few rice mills

Agriculture sector

• 75.04% of the total municipal land area are devoted to crops such as rice, corn, vegetables, legumes, coffee, high value crops and fruits, sugar cane, coconut, banana, abaca, root crops and industrial crops
• For livestock production: 37 private owners engaged in raising carabaos, cattle, swine or poultry
• For fishery production: 2 commercial, 298 local.

Tourism

• There are six beach resorts catering to domestic tourism

Transportation facilities

• Land transportation refers to the present road circulation system as well as bus, van, and jeepney terminal
• Marine transportation facility operates through the existing Balatan Municipal Port of Ragay Gulf

Water supply

• Water supply distributed under Level III and Level I water systems:

– Level III is operated by the Balatan Water District – Level I water supply system consisting of either shallow wells, deep wells or improved spring provides alternative water supply source

Power & electricity

• 95% of the total households in the municipality are now served with electricity
• Barangays with electricity are serviced by CASURECO III

Communication facilities

• Communication facilities include the ff:

– postal services – telegraph and telegraphic transfer service facilities – telephone services

Organization

• Tau Gamma Phi
• Tau Gamma Sigma
• Triskelion Grand Fraternity
• Alpha Phi Omega
• Kabalikat Civicom
• Kiwanis International
• PREX
• Catholic Women's League
• Couples For Christ
• Singles For Christ
• Kolping Society
• Balatan Multi-Purpose Cooperative