Urban planning: Case Study of Olongapo City DOCX

Title	Urban planning: Case Study of Olongapo City
Author	M. Domingo
Pages	20
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OLONGAPO CITY I. DEFINITION TOPOGRAPHY The City of Olongapo has a total land area of 18,500 hectares with about 2,352.34 hectares or 12.72% built up area. Development is constrained by the generally rolling/rugged mountainous terrain. It is geographically located at 14° and 50' north latitude to 120° 17' east longitude and lies 127 kilometers northwest of Manila, a two-hour drive on the average. It is located at the southernmost portion of Zambales Province, on the western coast of Central Luzon. The Municipality of Subic, northeast, bounds it on the north and northwest; by Dinalupihan, Bataan on the southeast by Morong, Bataan and Subic Bay on the southwest. The city is divided into seventeen (17) barangays. GEOLOGY The area is generally composed of volcanic rock which is deposited in various levels. Pyroclastic flows are prominent in the mountains and rock exposures are very common along cuts. On a very limited area like Olongapo City and at the Subic Bay Freeport (SBF), alluvial deposits are prominent especially along shorelines. The most common deposits consist of pyroclastic flows of quaternary origin. In terms of geologic and foundation stability in the mountainous area, there are no limitations as to what type of structure may be built within the city. It should be considered, however, that due to the very stable and hard character of the rocks on the mountainous regions, earthmoving of this large mass to a flatter slope would indicate a very high cost due to the difficulty in ripping rocks. It is therefore suggested that as much as possible, proposed structures should be located in areas in which the most feasible foundation is appropriate. CLIMATE Olongapo enjoys a generally pleasant maritime tropical climate. Average temperature is 80°F or 26°C. Humidity ranges from 75 to 80 degrees. The City of Olongapo has two (2) distinct seasons: the dry and the wet seasons. The dry season is from March to June while the rainy season is from July to October. The intervening months of November to February are either too dry or too wet depending on the national situation. The most number of typhoons occur during the month of August....