handouts for bohol

1. Region VII
CENTRAL VISAYAS
BOHOL
Jewel of the Philippines
LOCATION
Absolute Location
09° 50´ N 124° 10´ E
Relative Location
W Cebu
E Southern Leyte and Canigao Channel
N Camotes Island
S Mindanao sea
GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY
Total Land Area
411,726 hectares (4,117.3 km²)
Divisions
Component Cities 1
Municipalities 47
Barangays 1109
Districts 3
*Surrounded by 75 minor islands
Physical Characteristics
● The terrain of Bohol is basically rolling
and hilly, and about half the island is
covered in limestone
● Ringed in eastern, western and
southern coastlines by steep mountains
● Interior region are haycock hills
(Chocolate Hills, more than 1,200
uniformly cone-shaped limestone hills)
ATTRACTIONS
Chocolate Hills
Butterfly Garden
Floating Restaurants
Tarsiers
Hanging Bridge
Blood Compact Statue
Baclayon Church and Museum
Festivals and Fiestas
Sandugo Festival – July 1 – 31
Tagbilaran City Festival – May 1
Others:
Chocolate Hills Festival Carmen
Alimango Festival Mabini
Humay Festival Candijay
DEMOGRAPHY
Population
1,255,128 (as of 2010 by NSO)
Language
Boholano
Cebuano
Filipino
English
Spanish
Religion
● The majority of the population is
Roman Catholic adherents and other
Christian denominations like
Protestants and Iglesia Ni Cristo
account for a significant part of the
remainder.
CLIMATE
● Bohol's climate is characterized by
having no pronounced maximum rain
period and no dry season. It is typically
warm and dry along the coasts and
cold and humid in the interior.
Typhoons are not a frequent
occurrence and maximum precipitation
occurs in June to October. Average
annual temperature is 28°C (82°F).
Lea Marie Mandane
BEEd III-14