CCIITTYY PPRROOFFIILLEE City of San Carlos Province of Negros Occidental 2018 Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator City Profile 1. STATUS Second Class, Component City, Re-classification of Cities per Memorandum Circular No.01-C-08 dated November 27,2008. 2. LOCATION The City of San Carlos is located at the Northeast part of Negros Island, 123°23’65" longitude and 10°25’15" latitude, bounded on the North by the Municipality of Calatrava, on the West by the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto and the City of Bago, on the South by Municipality of Vallehermoso (Negros Oriental) and the City of Canla-on, and the East by Tañon Strait. DISTANCE FROM MAJOR CITIES MAJOR CITY ROUTE DISTANCE TRAVEL TIME 1. Manila Manila – Bacolod (by air) – San Carlos (land trip) 886 kilometers 2 hrs. & 55 minutes Manila – Bacolod (by air) – San Carlos (land trip via 946 kilometers 3 hrs. and 55 minutes coastal route) Manila – Bacolod (by boat) – San Carlos (land trip) 886 kilometers 20 hours Coastal Road 144.5 kilometers 3 hours 2. Bacolod City Negros Translink Highway 86.0 kilometers 2 hours 3. Dumaguete City Coastal Road 167.0 kilometers 3.5 hours San Carlos – Toledo (by boat) 15.0 nautical miles 1 hour 4. Cebu City Toledo – Cebu (land trip) 45.0 kilometers 1.5 hours 3. LAND/NATURAL RESOURCES Land Area - 45,150.0000 Land Area by Barangay BARANGAY KMS FROM & TO THE CITY AREA IN HECTARES RANKS A. URBAN I 2kms 162.3174 13 II 1.5kms 73.3332 14 III 0.8kms 9.6002 18 IV 0.5kms 19.5061 16 V 0.8kms 50.7443 15 VI 1kms 13.6004 17 SUB-TOTAL 329.1016 B. RURAL Bagonbon 14.5 kms (30 mins) 2,561.9216 08 Buluangan 15.5 kms (30 mins) 4,682.1554 04 Codcod 31.1 kms (61 mins) 8,622.8362 01 Ermita 5.5 naut.miles (20 mins) 176.2054 12 Guadalupe 6.5 kms (15 mins) 4,654.6132 05 Nataban 23.1 kms (45 mins) 2,392.4505 09 Palampas 5.5 kms (7 mins) 5,254.5076 03 Prosperidad 22 kms (40 mins) 3,357.8742 06 Punao 6.5 kms (8 mins) 1,729.1774 10 Quezon 33.3 kms (64 mins) 8,199.4173 02 Rizal 6.1 kms (12 mins) 2,944.2753 07 San Juan 2.5 naut miles (15 mins) 245.4643 11 SUB-TOTAL 44,820.8984 TOTAL 45,150.0000 City of San Carlos, Province of Negros Occidental page 1 City Profile Land Use Classification (as per Comprehensive Land Use Plan) LAND CLASSIFICATION AREA (HA) SHARE % I. FOREST PROTECTION ZONE 9,400.00 20.82 a. Mt. Kanlaon National Park 2,165.00 b. North Negros Forest Reservation 7,235.00 II. FOREST AND MULTIPLE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION ZONE 10,668.00 23.63 a. Mt. Kanlaon National Park 4,965.00 b. North Negros Forest Reservation 5,703.00 III. AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION ZONE 15,898.34 35.21 a. Rice 5,000.00 b. Corn 3,000.00 c. Cassava 2,000.00 d. Various Crops 5,898.34 IV. STRATEGIC AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT ZONE 2,535.16 5.62 a. Barangay Codcod 400.62 b. Barangay Quezon 1,713.55 c. Barangay Prosperidad 342.19 d. Barangay Bagonbon 78.80 V. RURAL SETTLEMENT ZONE 505.89 1.12 a. Barangay Codcod 49.25 b. Barangay Quezon 153.96 c. Barangay Nataban 94.12 d. Barangay Prosperidad 176.83 e. Barangay Bagonbon 31.73 VI. SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE 5,631.22 12.47 a. Growth Management Zone 1 362.63 b. Growth Management Zone 2 237.36 c. Growth Management Zone 3 3,315.37 d. Urban Management Zone 687.36 e. Special Economic Zone 1,028.5 VII. COASTAL MANAGEMENT ZONE 419.89 0.93 VIII. SOCIALISED HOUSING ZONE 91.50 0.20 TOTAL 45,150.00 100.00 Topography/Elevation The city has a total land area of 45,150.0000 hectares or 451.50 square kilometers. It consists mainly of sloping to rolling lands ranging from 0-18 percent comprising about 18.77 percent of the total land area or 8,473.9300 hectares of land. The northern part of the City is dominantly moderate to rolling slopes ranging from 18-30 percent and comprising about 27.85 percent or 12,575.0000 hectares of land. There are also steep areas with slope distribution from 30-50 percent, which constitutes 20.82 percent or 9,400.0000 hectares. The remaining 32.56 percent are slopes with distribution above 50 percent. The city has an estimated coastline stretch of about 21 kilometers starting from Talave coastline of Brgy. Punao and ending Brgy. Buluangan coastline bordering the Province of Negros Occidental from the Oriental side of Negros. Climate There are basically two (2) pronounced seasons in the area, the wet and dry season which determine the agricultural activity patterns i.e. harvest time for crops. The dry season begins in December and extends until early May while the wet season starts in June climaxing in September, and finally ending in October. Rivers/Water Resources There are eight (8) major rivers in the City. These are the Talave, Palampas, Andoon, Gigalman, Mainit, Katingal- an, Sta. Cruz and Buluangan Rivers. The Talave and Palampas rivers and their tributaries emanate from the western slopes of the forest reserve area and drain to Tañon Strait. The Sta. Cruz and Bulungan rivers originate from the western slope of Mt. Kanlaon and also drain towards Tañon Strait. Flood prone areas usually line the riverbanks. City of San Carlos, Province of Negros Occidental page 2 City Profile 4. PEOPLE Population (CHO 2018) - 133,378 Growth Rate - .095% Birth rate - 4% Sex Breakdown (CHO 2018)) SEX POPULATION PERCENTAGE 1. Male 68568 51 2. Female 64810 49 Age Breakdown (Projected by CHO 2018) AGE BRACKET NO. OF PERSONS Under 1 4,257 1 – 4 15,793 5 - 9 17,578 10 – 14 15,381 15 – 19 14,557 20 - 59 60,701 60 - 64 2,609 65 above 6,455 Settlement Breakdown SETTLEMENT POPULATION PERCENTAGE 1. Urban Area 33,481 26 2. Rural Area 99,055 73 City of San Carlos, Province of Negros Occidental page 3 City Profile Population Density AREA IN GROSS BARANGAY POPULATION HECTARES RANK RANK DENSITY A. URBAN I 173 13 9,550 6 55.20 II 103 14 6,395 8 62.07 III 23.4 17 4,067 15 173.80 IV 17.7 18 507 18 28.64 V 103 15 5,250 13 50.97 VI 30.20 16 6,090 9 201.66 SUB-TOTAL 450.3 31,859 70.75 B. RURAL Bagonbon 3,598 5 5,986 11 1.66 Buluangan 4,244 4 12,637 3 2.98 Codcod 9,538 1 13,362 2 1.40 Ermita 184 12 2,308 17 12.54 Guadalupe 3,392 7 10,330 5 3.05 Nataban 3,091 8 4,836 14 1.56 Palampas 4,801 3 8,349 7 1.74 Prosperidad 3,576 6 5,316 12 1.49 Punao 1,450 10 6,085 10 4.20 Quezon 5,756 2 11,426 4 1.99 Rizal 2,731 9 17,981 1 6.58 San Juan 223 11 2,933 16 13.15 SUB-TOTAL 42,584 101,549 2.38 TOTAL 43,034.3 133,378 3.10 Sex Breakdown Per Hectare Per Barangay (CHO 2018) AREA IN POPULATION NO. OF BARANGAY HECTARES TOTAL MALE FEMALE HOUSEHOLDS A. URBAN Barangay I 173 9,550 4,580 4,970 2,835 Barangay II 103 6,395 3,235 3,130 1,331 Barangay III 23.4 4,067 2,025 2,042 830 Barangay IV 17.7 507 267 240 190 Barangay V 103 5,250 2,726 2,524 1,121 Barangay VI 30.20 6,090 3,057 3,033 1,516 SUB-TOTAL 450.3 31,859 15,890 15,939 7,823 B. RURAL Barangay Bagonbon 3,598 5,986 3,117 2,869 1,343 Barangay Buluangan 4,244 12,637 6,294 6,343 2,883 Barangay Codcod 9,538 13,362 7,008 6,354 3,281 Barangay Ermita 184 2,308 1,188 1,120 528 Barangay Guadalupe 3,392 10,330 5,342 4,988 2,588 City of San Carlos, Province of Negros Occidental page 4 City Profile Barangay Nataban 3,091 4,836 2,515 2,321 1,109 Barangay Palampas 4,801 8,349 4,353 3,996 2,109 Barangay Prosperidad 3,576 5,316 2,678 2,638 1,314 Barangay Punao 1,450 6,085 3,077 3,008 1,457 Barangay Quezon 5,756 11,426 6,017 5,409 2,665 Barangay Rizal 2,731 17,981 9,557 8,424 4,457 Barangay San Juan 223 2,933 1,532 1,401 663 SUB-TOTAL 42,584 101,549 52,678 48,871 24,397 TOTAL 43,034.3 133,378 68,568 64,810 32,220 Number of Households - 32,220 Average Household Size - 5 Threshold Level (Source: Income bracket adapted by the Urban Poor Federation 2010) POVERTY INCIDENCE Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Figure 28% 28% 27% 27% 26% 26% 26% 24.5% 24.5% 24.5% SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Figure 15.57 15.4 15.4 15.2 14.8 14.5 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.6% PER CAPITA INCOME Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Figure 4,500 4,500 4,000 5,500 5,500 6.000 6,500 6,500 7,000 7,000 Registered Voters as of May 2019 Brgy.