Municipality                  :           CABATUAN

Province                      :           ILOILO

Region                         :           VI

Foundation Day           :           April 9, 1732

Political Subdivision    :           The whole municipality is subdivided into 68 barangays

- 57 rural barangays are situated outside the poblacion

- 11 urban barangays are situated within the poblacion

Distance from Iloilo City:         24 kms. (About 25 mins. in public utility jeepneys)

Iloilo City is the Provincial Capital of the Province of Iloilo.

Total Land Area           :           11,290 has. Poblacion, Land Area –86.90 has.

Land Use                     :           Agriculture........... ……101,127,004.00 sq m.

(Assessor’s Office) Residential............ ……..1,931,546.00 sq m.

Industrial................................ 9,017.00 sq m.

Commercial......................... 26,894.00 sq m.

Institutional………………1,476,689.00 sq m.

Lot Parcels                  :           The total land area of the municipality is subdivided  into

about 10,000 lot parcels.

Natural Resources      :           Good source of sand & gravel for concrete production;

Spring water located at Brgy. Anuang, Brgy. Jelicuon

Montinola, Brgy. Puyas and Sitio Tingib at Brgy. Gines Patag

Major River                  :           Tigum River

Major Creeks               :           Morobuan, Amerang, Guibuangan Tigbauan, Jelicuon

Montinola, Sulanga & Inaladan

Income Classification :           2^nd Class

Annual Income (2009):            P76,194,512.00

IRA Share (2009)        :           P61,448,456.00

Major Source of Revenues: -Internal Revenue Allocation (IRA)

-Tax Revenue

Property taxes (real property tax)

Taxes on Goods & Services (business taxes and licenses,

occupation tax)

Other taxes (community tax, sand & gravel, weight &

measures)

Government Services (certifications/ secretary’s fees, building permits fees, registration of large cattle, marriage license fees, burial permit fees, police clearance fees, mayor’s permit fees, land use/ subdivision fees)

Government Business Operation (receipt from

cemetery, interest income, and misc.)

Receipt from market, slaughterhouse, rent-market

stalls

Tourist Attraction  & Activities         :

Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Cemetery

Pamul-ogan Hill

Way of the Cross to the Balic Hill & Singing of

‘Pasyon’, & ‘Kapiya’-making during Holy Friday

Tinuom Festival

Tinuom Delicacy

Paklang (The Banana Leaf Arch)