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 Land
Transportation
The land transportation vehicles are categorized
into private, government and for hire vehicles. As of 2001, there
were 14,043 units registered in Pagadian City. The biggest bulk
were private vehicles at 69.12%. Next to it were for hire vehicles
at 26.02 % while the least at 4.86% were government vehicles. (Table
7-1)
| Table 7-1 Number Of Registered Vehicle,
2001 |
| Type of Vehicle |
2001 |
| Number |
% |
| Private |
9,707 |
69.12 |
| Government |
68s2 |
4.86 |
| For Hire |
3,654 |
26.02 |
| Total |
14,043 |
100.00 |
| Table 7- 2 Number of Driver's Licenses/Permits
Issued, 2001 |
| Table 7- 2 Number of Driver's Licenses/Permits
Issued, 2001 |
| Type of Driver’s Licenses/Permits
Issued |
2001 |
| Number |
% |
| 1. Student’s Permits |
2,980 |
28.22 |
| 2. Conductor’s License |
29 |
0.27 |
| 3. Professional Driver’s License |
6,047 |
57.26 |
| 4. Non-Professional Driver’s License |
1,505 |
14.25 |
| 5. Private |
9,707 |
69.12 |
| Total |
10,561 |
100.00 |
| Source: Land Transportation Office, Pagadian
City |
Kilometerage of Road
 As
of 2001, the total road networks of Zamboanga del Sur was 3,649.41
kilometers. The national roads had a total aggregate length of 270.61kilometers
or 7.41%, provincial roads followed with 452.44 kilometers or 12.40%,
city and municipal roads with 346.22 kilometers or 9.49%, and barangay
roads with 2,580.14 kilometers or 70.70%. (Table 7-3).
Gravel surface pavement comprised 45.86% of the
total network; about 4.27% were asphalt and 10.87% were concrete
roads. The remaining 39.75% were earth roads. However the national
roads have on-going concreting and improvement projects funded by
foreign donor and loan package while the Provincial Government also
started and prioritize the concreting projects of the primary provincial
roads. (Table 7-4)
The road density of the province is 0.77 km per
sq. km. of land. The inter-congressional district comparison of
road density revealed that District I had more roads with a density
of 0.91 km. per sq. km. of land while District II has 0.62 road
density. (Table 7-5)
| Table 7-3 Kilometerage of Road, By Category,
2001 |
| Category |
Road Length (km.) |
% Distribution |
| National |
270.61 |
7.41 |
| Provincial |
452.44 |
12.40 |
| City and Municipal |
346.22 |
9.49 |
| Barangay |
2,580.14 |
70.70 |
| Total |
3,649.41 |
100.00 |
| Source: DPWH, PEO and MPDC |
| Table 7- 4 Kilometerage of Road, By Type
of Construction, 2001 |
| Category |
Road Length (km.) |
% Distribution |
| Concrete |
396.71 |
10.87 |
| Asphalt |
155.70 |
4.27 |
| Gravel |
1,673.59 |
45.86 |
| Earth |
1,423.42 |
39.00 |
| Total |
3,649.42 |
100.00 |
| Source: DPWH, PEO and MPDC |
| Table 7-5 Kilometerage of Road, By Congressional
District, 2001 |
| Congressional District |
Total Road Length (Km) |
Land Area (Sq. Km.) |
Road Density |
| I |
2,249.64 |
2,474.78 |
0.91 |
| II |
1,399.78 |
2,260.13 |
0.62 |
| Total |
3,649.42 |
4,734.91 |
0.77 |
| Source: DPWH, PEO and MPDC |
Meterage of Bridges
For CY 2001, there were 201 bridges throughout
the Province with a total length of 4,695.30 linear meters. The
bridges were categorized into national bridges which comprised 26.69%
of the total length; provincial bridges at 26.65% and city, municipal
and barangay bridges at 46.66%. (Table 7-6)
As to the type of construction, Steel Bridges comprised
3.20% of the total length followed by Bailey Bridge with 1.41% ,
Timber Bridge with .58 % and 39.73% are concrete. The rest of the
bridges are classified into spillway, foot bridge, PCCP and RCBC.
(Table 7-7)
| Table 7- 6 Meterage of Bridges, By Type
of Administration, 2001 |
| Type of Administration |
Number |
Bridge Length (lm) |
% Distribution |
| National |
41 |
1,253.09 |
26.69 |
| Provincial |
42 |
1,251.41 |
26.65 |
| City, Municipal and Barangay (includes Hanging Bridge/ Footbridge,
RCCP, Spillway and Overflow) |
118 |
2,190.80 |
46.66 |
| Total |
201 |
4,695.30 |
100.00 |
| Source: DPWH, PEO and MPDC |
| Table 7- 7 Meterage of Bridges, By Type
Of Construction, 2001 |
| Type of Structure |
Number |
Bridge Length (lm.) |
% Distribution |
| Steel |
7 |
150.48 |
3.20 |
| Concrete |
76 |
1,865.49 |
39.73 |
| Bailey |
30 |
66.00 |
1.41 |
| Timber |
5 |
27.00 |
0.58 |
| Others (includes PCCP, RCDG, Foot/Hanging Bridge, Overflow
and Spillway) |
83 |
2,586.33 |
55.08 |
| Total |
201 |
4,695.30 |
100.00 |
| Source: DPWH, PEO and MPDC |
Distance From Pagadian City to the Different Municipalities
All municipalities in the Province are accessible
by land transportation. The distances of these municipalities from
Pagadian City utilizing the usual routes and land transport systems
are listed in Table 7-8. The fare charged by public transport vehicles
may be higher than that set by Land Transportation Office (LTO)
due to the conditions of the roads and the number of utilities plying
in the area.
| Table 7- 8 Distance (in Kilometer) from
Pagadian City to different Municipalities in the Province |
| District/Municipality |
Distance (Km) |
Means of Transportation |
Average Fare (P) |
| District – I |
|
|
|
| 01. Aurora |
39.78 |
Jeepney/Bus/Van |
29.00 |
| 02. Dumingag |
58.74 |
Jeepney / Bus |
41.00 |
| 03. Josefina |
62.74 |
Jeepney / Bus |
50.00 |
| 04. Labangan |
10.14 |
Jeepney / Bus / Motorcyle |
8.00 |
| 05. Mahayag |
47.04 |
Jeepney / Bus |
36.00 |
| 06. Midsalip |
49.34 |
Bus/Jeepney/Van |
95.00 |
| 07. Molave |
37.94 |
Jeepney / Bus / Van |
30.00 |
| 08. R. Magsaysay |
28.24 |
Jeepney / Bus |
15.00 |
| 09. Sominot |
40.24 |
Jeepney / Bus/Van |
25.00 |
| 10. Tambulig |
44.27 |
Jeepney / Bus / Van |
35.00 |
| 11. Tukuran |
19.26 |
Jeepney |
13.00 |
| District – II |
|
|
|
| 01. Bayog |
82.51 |
Jeepney / Bus |
72.00 |
| 02. Dimataling |
54.67 |
Jeepney / Bus |
40.00 |
| 03. Dinas |
38.59 |
Jeepney / Bus |
30.00 |
| 04. Dumalinao |
8.98 |
Jeepney / Bus / Motorcycle |
10.00 |
| 05. Guipos |
19.08 |
Jeepney / Bus |
15/ 20 van |
| 06. Kumalarang |
44.50 |
Jeepney / Bus |
35.00 |
| 07. Lakewood |
49.00 |
Jeepney / Bus |
50.00 |
| 08. Lapuyan |
42.88 |
Jeepney / Mini-Bus |
40.00 |
| 09. Margosatubig |
52.38 |
Jeepney / Bus/ Van |
40 van / 20 bus |
| 10. Pitogo |
49.88 |
Jeepney / Bus |
40.00 |
| 11. San Miguel |
31.98 |
Jeepney / Bus/ Van |
25.00 |
| 12. San Pablo |
36.28 |
Jeepney / Bus |
40.00 |
| 13. Tabina |
63.67 |
Jeepney / Bus |
50.00 |
| 14. Tigbao |
28.86 |
Jeepney / Bus |
25.00 |
| 15. V. Sagun |
59.98 |
Jeepney / Bus |
40.00 |
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