| Agriculture Sixty-three(63)
percent of the total land area r 3,581 ha. are devoted
for agricultural lands are planted to commercial crops
like coconut, citrus, abaca and fruit bearing trees. The
remaining 65.13% is devoted to rice, corn, vegetables and
rootcrops.
Leading
Agricultural Crops
|
Area
(Ha.)
|
Annual
Production (M.T.)
|
| Rice |
470.73
|
1,529.87 |
| Corn |
188.25 |
3,765.06 |
| Rootcrops |
1,184.30 |
1,843.00 |
| Vegetable |
21.70 |
75.95 |
| Coconut |
387.81 |
48.95 |
| Abaca |
337.64 |
506.48 |
|
Fisheries
| Number of Coastal
Barangays |
7 |
| Number of
Fisherman |
289 |
| Number of
Fishing Banca(motorized) |
132 |
| Freshwater
Fishpond |
2.6 has. |
| Annual
Fish Production |
209.6
m.t. |
|
Mining and
Forestry
Sto. Domingo has no timberland. About
1,400 has. part of Mayon Volcano has been declared as
national park in undergoing reforestation activities. At
Bosque, Misibis, Cagraray Island, 166 ha. has been
declared as communal forest of the Municipality.
The town has no known deposit of
metallic mineral except for sand, gravel and boulders as
construction materials. This non-metallic deposits abound
at the foot of Mayon Volcano, particularly at Basud
River, where the volume is estimated at 23 million cubic
meters. Quarrying serves as a source of livelihood for
some 74 families nearby the area. |
Trade and Commerce
The primary area of trade and
commercial activities is the small municipal market of
only 2,551 sq. m. Within the public market are sari-sari
stores, general merchandising stores, service shops,
vegetable stalls, fish and meat stalls. One hundred
ninety business establishments have been granted Mayor's
permit to operate and are scattered throughout the town.
People involved in this activity constitute only 4.3
percent of the labor force. |
Market
| Land
Area |
2,551
sq. m. |
| Building
Area |
437.0
sq. m. |
| Floor
Area |
228.0
sq.m. |
| No.
of Permanent Stalls |
37 |
| No.
of Movable Stalls |
28 |
| Market
Day : |
Sunday |
|
|
Manufacturing
and Industry
The main economic activity of
the people in Sto. Domingo is cottage industry,
primarily abaca handicraft. About 31.64% of the
entire labor force is engaged in some form of
handicraft producing a wide array of novelty
items.
There are no big industries in
the locality except the Induplex which
manufactures perlite, decalite and other filter
materials for the domestic and expert market. |
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