Martes, Marso 19, 2013

Economy,Culture,Transportation

Economy.

Farming, fishing, and small business are the primary sources of employment and household income.
While most of the people's market activities are done in Naga City, Canaman has a public market and a privately owned "talipapa". Two agro-industrial establishments are found in Canaman: the poultry feeds and palay.
Various types of cottage industries like handicraft, furniture, fan making (made of anahaw), ragiwdiw and nipa shingles are conducted in this town.
In 1998, it was recorded that agricultural workers made up only 27.3% of the work force while 70.8% were engaged in non-agricultural activities. 88.38% of the total land area is devoted to agriculture.

Culture.

Lagaylay Festival - A May celebration in Canaman to honor the Sta. Cruz tradition. Women dance on the streets while chanting prayers to find the real cross.

Transportation.

Most of the roads and main streets in the poblacion (urban barangays) are concrete with few earth and gravel roads, 4 can be reached only through water transportation while 11 can be reached either through water transportation and/or by land transportation.


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