The People of Bohol Philippines

Population
The population of Bohol Province has reached the million marks in the year 2000. As per Census 2000, Bohol has a population of 1,137,268. It has 209,588 households with an average household size of 5.41.

Growth Rate
From 1990 to 2000, the Province registered an annual growth rate of 1.83 percent. However, over a span of 5 years (1995-2000), the annual growth rate drastically increased to 2.92 percent, higher than the national growth rate of 2.36 percent. Given the growth rate of 2.92%, the doubling time of Bohol's population is 24 years.

Birth Rate
Life expectancy at birth for the Boholano is estimated at 68.19 for the males and 72.93 for the females for the period 2000-2005, Compared with the other provinces in Central Visayas, this is lower than that estimated for Cebu but higher compared to Negros Oriental and Siquijor.

The Report on the Trend of Vital Health Events for CY 2000 of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Bohol showed that there is an increasing, though fluctuating, trend of growth rate or natural increases in population due to crude births, crude deaths, infant mortality, and maternal mortality cases, as follows: 1996 - 1.75%; 1997 - 1.86%; 1998 - 2.07%; 1999 - 1.87%; and 2000 - 1.97%. Over the 5-year period, the average rate of natural increase is 1.35 percent of which the highest rate is in 1998 at 2.07 percent.

Population Density
The population density of Bohol has rapidly grown by 34 persons square kilometer from 242 in 1995 to 276 in 2000. This figure is comparatively very much higher than the growth of national population density by 2 persons only from 253 to 255 persons per square kilometer during the same period. This means that spatial requirement of the population is also rapidly going higher while the land area of the province remains the same at 4117.3 square kilometers.

Source: www.bohol.gov.ph

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The Beauty Of The Bohol Island Philippines

Welcome To Bohol Island Philippines

Bohol, is located in the heart of Central Visayas, the 10th largest island in the country. Approx. 803 km south of Manila and 79 km southeast of Cebu, Bohol is the Heritage Province, the eco-cultural tourism destination of the new millennium. An oval-shaped island dotted with 72 small islets comprising an area of 4,117 sq. km., it has 47 towns and the capital is Tagbilaran. It has approximately a million people.

Bohol's mountainous interior is home to rare and endangered flora and fauna. At certain points, hills drop steeply to the coast from a maximum elevation of 870 meters above sea level. The interior uplands are fitting for agro-forestry and high value agricultural production. The central and northern lowlands have also fertile grounds and abundant water supply. Over a hundred caves have been identified, the biggest of which is found in the eastern part which makes Bohol ideal for spelunking adventures.

The Chocolate Hills are considered one of Philippine's natural wonders, and Bohol Island is generally referred to as the Jewel of the Philippines. They are hills made of limestone leftover from coral reefs during the ice age when the island was submerged. They turn brown during the summer, hence their name.

Most beaches are of white sand. The sand is often of such high quality that it is exported to other beaches in the world. The most well known of these beaches are in Panglao Island, and there, numerous islets have similar, yet untouched and pristine beaches.

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There are four main rivers that run through Bohol with Loboc River being the most well known for its river cruises, running from the center of the island to the southeastern coast. The largest, Inabanga River, runs in the northwestern part of the province. The Abatan River in the southwest, and Ipil river in the north.

Numerous waterfalls and caves are scattered across the island, including the beautiful Mag-Aso falls in Antequera. Mag-Aso means smoke in the native tongue. The water is cool and often creates a mist in humid mornings, which can hide the falls.

Bohol Island is now said to the "God's Little Paradise".

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