- Located 483 km North of Manila
- Geographical Coordinates – 17.6132° N, 121.7270° E
- Land Area – 113.95 sq.km. (almost 70% plains elevation,10-24 m. a.s.l., the rest are hills 40-146 m. a.s.l.)
- No pronounced season, relatively wet in May to October, 1,500-2,000 mm of rainfall per annum
- 3-5 typhoons or tropical storms per annum
- Annual mean temperature: 31.8ºC
- Artesian aquifers 12-90 m, continuously recharged
- Free of any active faults
- Susceptible to shallow landslides
