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Apayao

Location and boundaries

• Apayao is bordered by the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Abra on the west, Cagayan on the north and east, and Kalinga on the south
• Total land area is 397,700 hectares.
• Kabugao as the provincial capital.
• Apayao is topographically characterized by towering peaks, rolling hills, plateaus and intermittent patches of valleys.

Infrastructure facilities

• Telecommunications
  • Telephone services by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Digitel

Cost of doing business

• Minimum daily wage

  Sector/industry	Rates (in US$)
  Non-Agriculture	3.48
  Agriculture
  Plantation with annual gross sales of $100,000	3.24
  Plantation with annual gross sales of less than $100,000	3.14
  Non-Plantation	2.77
  Cottage/Handicraft
  Employing more than 30 workers	3.04
  Employing less than 30 workers	3.00
  Non-Agriculture	3.28

• Power
  • Residential: $0.1094/kwh
  • Commercial: $0.1104/kwh

Potential investment areas

• Banking and lending services
• Communication services
  • Expansion of telephone system
  • Television cable telegraphic services
  • Door-to-door delivery
  • Freight forwarding
• Transportation services
  • Public transportation
  • Freight/hauling services
• Power generation: construction of mini-hydro electric plants
• Establishment of recreation facilities and tourism development
  • Theaters
  • Mini-resorts for picnic grounds
• Agriculture
  • Farm machines and implements
  • Repair and maintenance service
  • Direct marketing of agricultural inputs such as fertilizers
  • Seeds and feeds that are presently procured from the adjacent province of Cagayan
• Small-scale manufacturing
  • Food processing
  • Handicraft
  • Furniture manufacturing
• Small to medium-scale mining
  • Gold
  • Copper
  • Marble
  • Limestone

Major tourist attractions

• Apayao has numerous panoramic views and scenic spots. Man-made attractions supplement the natural sites. These include wildlife sanctuaries, games and recreation sites, springs, caves, and Lapat areas.
• Water attractions include boating along Apayao's various rivers and waterfalls with picnic grounds around them.
• Land attractions include caves (such as the Crystal Cave), the Carmen Falls at Kalanasan and church ruins in Matguisi and Poblacion Pudtol.