PALAWAN

OCCIDENTALMINDORO

ORIENTALMINDORO

MARINDUQUE

ROMBLON

Puerto Princesa

Mamburao

Calapan Boac

Romblon

San Jose

Region boundaryProvince boundary

Perennial lakeMain river

Population Density (per km2)

Legend

Primary roadSecondary road

Provincial capitalMajor city

Major portActive volcano

Major airportMinor airport (Philippines only)

0 - 56 - 2526 - 5051 - 100101 - 500501 - 2,5002,501 - 5,000> 5,000

Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) consists entirely of island provinces located in the southwestern Luzon. The provinces, comprising the region include Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marin-duque, Romblon and Palawan. Tourism and fishing are the primary industries in this region.

5PROVINCES

2CITIES

71MUNICIPALITIES

1,459BARANGAYS

WASH

69%Water

sealed

14%None

10%Closed pit

5%Open pit

Toilets

Water supply

Others

4%

Dugwell

11%

Spring

7%

Bottled5%

Tubed/piped

36%Faucet community

system

37%

SHELTER

Housing tenure

82.7% 3.6% 1.0%10.9%

Roof/Wall material

Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: FNRI 2012

Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: PSA 2010/DepEd 2016Source: PSA (QuickStat) 2016

Source: OCD/NDRRMC Source: DSWD

Source: PSA 2016Source: PSA 2015 Census

Source: DOH (Personnel 2012/Facilities 2016)

LIVELIHOOD

Sectors

4%

1%

17%

Agriculture

Services

Industry10%

19%

48%

Labor force

63.7%Participation rate

95.7%Employmentrate

26.6%Underemployment rate

EDUCATION

Functional literacy rate

1,855Primary schools

279KMale primary school students

253KFemale primary school students

Owned/being amortized

Rented Rent free without consent

Rent free with consent

Roof

Wal

l

43.9%

16.3% 35.4%

0.3%

2.6%

0.0%

0.0%

0.1%

0.4%

Strong

Stro

ng

Light

Ligh

tS

alva

ged

Salvaged84%

Personnel

Facilities

HEALTH

*only includes tropical cyclone

1,103Barangay health

stations

82Rural health

units

66Hospitals

(government/private)

POVERTY

51.4%

48.6%

POPULATION

Region IV-B population

2.96million

Region IV-B households

682.67thousand

0-4

5-9

10-1

415

-19

20-2

425

-29

30-3

435

-39

40-4

445

-49

50-5

455

-59

60-6

465

+

Female

Male

1.52M

1.44M

Population statistics trend

2.96M 2015 Census

2.74M 2010 Census

NUTRITION

25%Underweight

11%Wasting

0-60 months old

37%Stunting

Malnutrition

Food insecurity

39%Mother

26%Children

73%Household

0 - 14 15 - 26 27 - 39 40 - 56 57 - 84

% Poverty incidence2006 2009 2012 2015

40.6%

34.5% 31.0%24.4%

0

20%

40%

60%Poverty incidence among population (%)

NATURAL DISASTERS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

352,200427,200

438,400476,600

2011 2012 2013 2014

Girls

Boys

179,798

218,767 226,284

172,430

208,467 212,122

247,189

229,468

20142013201220112010

1619

2225

39

2015* 2016*

14 18

94

498

371

250

460

Flooding

Typhoon

Affected population (in thousands)

Number of disaster incidents per year

Notable incidents

Philippines: Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) Profile

Conditional cash transfer beneficiaries (children)

150Nurses

588Midwives

87Doctors

59Dentists

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Creation date: January 2017 Sources: PSA, DSWD (NHTS), DOH, OCD/NDRRMC, DEPED, FNRI, Project NOAH, NAMRIA, GADM, SRTM Feedback: addawe@un.org, mendoza1@un.org, aportol@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info