CENRO Loreto is situated at Poblacion, Loreto, Agusan del Sur. Its administrative jurisdiction embraces the municipalities of Loreto, Veruela comprising 41 barangays covering a total land area of 141,552 hectares. It is situated within the grid square of 7 degrees and 55 minutes to 8 degrees, 15 minutes north latitude; 125 degrees, 20 minutes to 125 degrees east longitude.
It is bordered on the east by the municipalities of Bunawan and Sta. Josefa, on the north by the municipality of La Paz, on the south by the Province of Compostela Valley and on the west by the Province of Bukidnon.
Accessibility to CENRO Loreto from outside (from the trans-national highway) could be taken in four (4) different routes: Bah-bah-Talacogon-La Paz-Loreto route, Davao-Laak-Loreto route and Bunawan-Loreto route. The first three routes are via a combination of concrete roads and mostly dirty roads. And the last is by a motorboat cruising the Agusan River.
Land area by Congressional District
Municipality | Area (has.) | District | Name of Representative |
Loreto | 103,269 | I | Hon. Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
Veruela | 38,283 | I | Hon. Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
Total | 141,552 |
Land Classification
Municipality | Timberland (has.) | Alienable & Disposable (has.) |
Loreto | 78,939 | 24,330 |
Veruela | 23,509 | 14,774 |
Total | 102,448 | 39,103 |
Area of Production and Protection Forest
Municipality | Production Forest (has.) | Protection Forest (has.) | Total Forestland |
Loreto | 65,861 | 13,078 | 78,939 |
Veruela | 22,327 | 1,182 | 23,509 |
Total | 88,188 | 14,260 | 102,448 |
Production Forest
Municipality | Tenured Forest (has.) | Untenured Forest (has.) | Total Production Forest (has.) |
Loreto | 65,587 | 274 | 65,861 |
Veruela | 4,734 | 17,593 | 22,327 |
Total | 58,745 | 29,443 | 88,188 |