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Quick
Facts
| Region |
VI
-Western Visayas |
| Province |
Negros
Occidental |
| Congressional
District |
1st |
| Number
of Barangays |
Twenty-one
(21) |
| Location |
Escalante
has two known parts: the Old Poblacion, which is 102.1 km north
of Bacolod and the New Pobacion which is 95.2 km north of Bacolod. |
| Population |
80,500
(NSO 2002) |
| Number
of Households |
16,500
(NSO 2002) |
| Average
Household Size |
4.88 |
| Income
Classification |
5th |
| Climate |
Moderately
high rainfall, only 2-3 months dry season |
| Land
Area |
19,276
hectares |
| Classified
Agricultural Land |
16,192
hectares |
| Classified
Urban Use |
3,084
hectares |
| Topography |
Sixty
percent of the total land area is relatively flat and the remaining
portions are hilly and mountainous. |
| Agricultural
Products |
Sugarcane,
coconut, corn, rice |
| Sources
of Income |
Farming,
fishing, retail merchandising |
| Languages |
Cebuano,
Hiligaynon, Tagalog, English |
| Dialect |
Cebuano,
Hiligaynon |
|
Road Network:
National Road
Provincial Road
City Road
Farm-to-Market
|
21.2 km.
46.5 km.
5.67 km.
272.52 km. |
| Seaports |
4
domestic ports |
| Transportation |
Buses,
taxi cabs, public utility jeepneys and tricycles. Good road
travel condition. |
Telecommunication
Cellular Phone Companies
Internet Service Provider
Internet Cafes |
PLDT,
Globe Telecoms, PT&T, RCPI
Globe Telecoms, Smart
MCCNet
Tick and Connect, CyberMansion
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| Health
Services |
District
Hospital, Rural Health Unit, Private Health Clinics |
Educational
Institutions
Day Care Centers
Pre-School
Primary Schools
Secondary Schools
College |
49
5
27
14
1 |
| Financial
Systems |
Equitable
PCI Bank, Rural Bank of Escalante |
| Accommodations |
Pension
House, Lodging House, Resort Cottages |
| Tourism
Activities |
Trekking,
mountaineering, spelunking, scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming,
photography and sightseeing |
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