ILOILO

CAPIZ

Roxas

ANTIQUE

Iloilo

Cadiz

AKLAN

NEGROSOCCIDENTAL

GUIMARAS

Kalibo

San Jose

Jordan Bacolod

Bago

Sibuyan Sea

Visayan Sea

GuimarasStrait

Panay Gulf

Iloilo Strait

Sulu Sea

Region boundaryProvince boundary

Perennial lakeMain river

Population Density (per km2)

Legend

Primary roadSecondary road

Provincial capitalMajor city/town

Major portActive volcano

Major airportMinor airport (Philippines only)

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

Region VI (Western Visayas) is located in Central Philippines and consists of the major island of Panay and the smaller Guimarasas well as several outlying islands. The Region has a total landarea of 12,828.97 sq km and is bordered to the north by theSibuyan Sea and northeast by the Visayan Sea, east by theGuimaras Strait, south by the Iloilo Strait and the Panay Gulfand west by the Sulu Sea.

5PROVINCES

3CITIES

98MUNICIPALITIES

3,389BARANGAYS

Region VI population

POVERTY (includes Negros Occidental province)

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

% Poverty incidence

0

20%

40%

60%

2006 2009 2012 2015

29.1% 30.8% 29.1%

22.4%

4.48 million

Region VI households

1.01million

Female

Male

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

+

2.27M50.7%

2.21M49.3%

Population statistics strend

POPULATION

Poverty incidence among population (%)

4.48M 2015 Census

3.77M 2010 Census

NATURAL DISASTERS (includes Negros Occidental province) HUMAN DEVELOPMENT(includes Negros Occidental province)

802,200

523,900704,200

878,400

Girls

Boys

2011 2012 2013 2014

385,506

267,875

361,060 459,723

416,712256,022

343,091

418,662

Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: FNRI 2012

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

Source: OCD/NDRRMC Source: DSWD

Source: PSA 2015Source: PSA 2015 Census

Conditional cash transfer beneficiaries (children)

Source: DOH (Personnel 2012/Facilities 2016)

NUTRITION (includes Negros Occidental province)

24%Underweight

6%Wasting

0-60 months old

41%Stunting

Malnutrition

Food insecurity

39%Mother

21%Children

75%Household

WASH (includes Negros Occidental province)

11%Closed pit

6%Open pit

72%Water

sealed

Toilets

9%None

Watersupply

Faucet community

system

29%Tubed/piped

35%

Dugwell

12%

Spring

8%

Others3%

Bottled13%

SHELTER (includes Negros Occidental province)

Roof/Wall material

Housingtenure 10.5% 1%85.0% 2.2%

Roof

Wal

l

46.1%

30.8% 19.9%

0.1%

1.9%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.5%

Strong

Stro

ng

Light

Ligh

tS

alva

ged

Salvaged

Owned/being amortized

Rented Rent free without consent

Rent free with consent

LIVELIHOOD

Labor force

63.3%Participation rate

94.7%Employmentrate

17.6%Pnderemployment rate

Sectors (includes Negros Occidental province)

Service

Industry

Agriculture5%

1%

22%

36%

10%

26%

EDUCATION

2,429Primary schools

353KMale primary school students

316KFemale primary school students

Functional literacy rate(includes Negros Occidental province)

83%

Personnel (includes Negros Occidental province)

HEALTH

Facilities

115Rural health

units

1,234Barangay health

stations

47Hospitals

(government/private)

444Nurses

1,803Midwives

259Doctors

121Dentists

Philippines: Region VI (Western Visayas) Profile

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

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

20142013201220112010

11

37

2027

47

56 129473 463

2015*

16

2016*

11

3,875

Flooding

Typhoon

Affected population (in thousands)

Number of disaster incidents per year

Notable incidents

*only includes tropical cyclone