LGU Type                             :  Municipality

Income Class                       :  4th Class

Total Land Area                   : 4889.2959 Hectares

Population                          : 21, 201 (2015 PSA)

                                             : 22, 025 (2020 HH LDMS)

No. of Barangay                  : 23

Urban Barangay                  : 1

Rural Barangay                   : 22

No. of Households             : 4,923 (2015 PSA)

                                             : 4,788 (2020 HH LDMS)

Public Utilities

  • Local Water District
  • Electric Power Distributor
  • Telecommunications
  • Pawnshops
  • Rural Banks
  • Cooperatives
  • Micro Finance Institutions

Financial Profile (2019)

IRA Share                                            : 78,620,498

Local Sourced Revenues                   : 5,226,346.14

Revenues                                            : 7,167,917.76

Other Revenues

Market                                               : 365,755

Tourism                                              : 6,189,541

Water System                                    : 285,886

Etc.                                                      : 326, 734.50

Tourism Potentials               

  • Beach Resort
  • Cultural (e.g., church, Festivals, etc.)
  • Diving and Marine Spots
  • Health, Wellness, Retirement (e.g., Siraan Hot Spring, Cresta De Gallo, etc.)
  • Sun and Beach (e.g., Nogas Island, Auxsam Beach Resort, etc.)

Ecosystem

  • Agricultural Ecosystem
  • Forest Ecosystem
  • Coastal and Marine Ecosystem
  • Freshwater Ecosystem

Economic Activity

  • Agricultural
  • Fishery
  • Commercial and Services
  • Industrial

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTION

Development Drives

  • Strengthen the Agricultural Production
  • Ensure adequate and Accessible Social Services
  • Provide Infrastructure Support Facilities
  • Diversify the Economy
  • Increase and Expand Internal Capacity, Capability and Resources

Comparative Advantage

  • Presence of Tourism Polygon:  Siraan Hot Spring & Health Resort, the signature tourist destination & the highest income earner for the LGU, Nogas Island, St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church and Cresta del Gallo
  • Long coastal stretch, almost 24.38 kilometres ideal for coastal recreation and livelihood opportunities-rich fishing ground, tuna highway: beach resorts
  • “Simbahan ng Anini-y” marker by NHCP to Baroque Church, a cultural heritage
  • Upland areas suited for cattle fattening
  • Buri weaving of mats, bags, placemats and panels
  • NAPC Anti-Poverty Commemorative Marker