The terrain of the Municipality is relatively plain that along the coastal areas and hilly in some areas. Lamitan is measured to be 2.5 meters above sea level and gently sloping to 320 meters towards the hinterland. Several rivers and creeks can be found in the locality which serve as drainage grounds. The gubawan river located in poblacion is the foremost of all serving a drainage ground for the Urban Center. The Urban Center Land Plateaus out ending a narrow strip in the west. One fourth of the total land area are level lands while the rest remains hilly and valleys.
B.Climate:
The Climatological condition of the municipality is the same with that of the pronounced dry and wet season. It has a “D” type of climate wherein rainfall is more or less evenly throughout the year. Average annual rainfall reaches 188mm. The maximum monthly rainfall was recorded at 382.2 mm and the minimum is at 51 meters. The driest month recorded is February and the wettest is May. Peak months of rainfall usually occurs from May to August. Nine to nineteen days of rain each month is normal for Lamitan. Further details of the climatological data are in TABLE 2.
Table 2
CLIMATOLOGICAL LAMITAN MUNICIPALITY
MONTH
RAINFALL (MM)
NO. OF RAINY DAYS
PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION
SPEED (KPH)
January
56.5
9
NW
4
February
51.8
5
NW
4
March
93.6
11
NW
6
April
143.5
12
NW
6
May
382.2
19
NW
6
June
287.1
17
NE
6
July
352.7
18
NE
6
August
183.2
15
NE
6
September
212.9
16
NE
6
October
282.2
18
NE
6
November
208.9
16
NE
6
December
192.9
12
NE
6
Source: PAG-AS
C.Wind Direction:
In Lamitan, Northwest winds prevails from four (4) to Six (6) kilometers per hour (KPH) from January to April and North to North easterly wind from May to December at 6 KPH as recorded by PAG-ASA.
D.Typhoon/Flooding Hazard:
The island of Basilan, being outside of the typhoon belt area is never afflicted by typhoon. However, whenever, there is a heavy downfall of rains, the lower portion of the Municipal poblacion of Lamitan, Barangay Balobo and some portion of Barangay Limo-ok specifically the area along the creek considered to be the flood prone area is usually affected by flood.
E.Soils:
Land Capability/Fertility/Classification
The record shows in Department of Agriculture that Lamitan has four types of soil. These are the Hydrosol, Bancal, Clay Loam, Bulawan Clay Loam and mountain soil differentiated. These types of soil are generally deficient in Nitrogen (N). Potassium (P) and Phosphorous (K). see soil map, for a detailed presentation of the areas where the various classification types of soil are located and its fertility.
Table ________
Major Agricultural Crops by Estimated Area and Production
Lamitan Municipality
Crops
Area in Hectare
Percent (%)
Production, (MT)
1. Coconuts
13,347.745
52.46%
56,762.060
2. Rubber
3,604.000
14.16%
5,946.600
3. Corn
2,662.000
10.46%
5,324.000
4. Rice
a. Irrigated and
Non-irrigated
500.000
1.96%
1,875.000
b. Upland Rice
325.000
1.28%
400.000
5. Coffee
227.065
0.89%
615.004
6. Black Pepper
202.150
0.79%
232.470
7. Citrus
30.000
0.12%
165.140
20,897.960
82.12%
71,320.274
Source: PDS, SEP
UP, Land Grant
city of lamitan
I - DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW:
A.General Description of the Municipality
The Municipality of Lamitan is situated approximately between Latitude 122 degrees 01’ 05” east to 122 degrees 12’ east and Longitude 6 degrees 31’ 37” north 6 degrees 42’ 30” north. It is bounded in the west by Isabela City, in the east by Municipality of Tuburan, in the south by Municipality of Tipo-Tipo and in the north by Basilan Channel.
It has a total land area of 35,445 hectares distributed among the 45 Barangays. This figure represents about 18.72% of the total land area of the Province of Basilan which is 135,000 hectares. The areas of the Barangays are shown in Table 1.
Predominantly an agriculture community, its major crops are coconut, rubber, coffee, corn which account for the great bulk of the municipal income. Its secondary crops include black pepper, root crops, vegetables and other seasonal fruits.
Table 1Land Area by Barangay Municipality of Lamitan
