General Information

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Topography

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Resources

Generally, Rizal Province is an agricultural province. The potential of agriculture remain largely untapped with large areas of land still stand undisturbed and waiting to be developed.

Fishing is a long thriving industry. The 90,000 hectares Laguna de Bay is the province’s primary source of freshwater fish species and other marine life. Eight municipalities with 83 barangays lie along the shoreline and depend on the lake for fishing and aquatic activities.

 

Substantial amount of non-metallic mineral deposits consisting of construction materials in the form of rock aggregates and volcanic tuff, sand and gravel, limestone, marble, guano/rock phosphate also exist in the province which can fuel other potential industries and economic activities.

The availability of red clay and the large deposits of raw materials in Antipolo City, Tanay and Baras in the form of limestone, dacite, diorite, siliceous sand and shale-sandstone used for the manufacturing of cement, a basic material used in construction can also be made into terra cotta, ceramic and brick makings.

 

People and Community

The province is inhabited mostly by Tagalogs. Minority of other ethnic groups are visayas, ilocanos, and other local groups. It has a population of 2,284.046 with a labor force consisting of 1,272,000 or 55.7% of the total population. Its people are its number one resource, known to be consummate artists and craftsmen. The literacy rate is 100%. The primary dialect is tagalog with english as the second language.