Agutaya

Agutaya, officially the Municipality of Agutaya (Tagalog: Bayan ng Agutaya), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,867 people.^[3]

Agutaya
Municipality
Municipality of Agutaya
Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the foreground
Flag Seal
Map of Palawan with Agutaya highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Agutaya Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°09′07″N 120°56′23″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	1st district
Founded	1916
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• mayor of Agutaya[*]	Perla C. Bacuel
• Vice Mayor	Fernando G. Ilustrisimo Sr.
• Representative	Franz Josef George E. Alvarez
• Municipal Council	Members Joey B. Zumaraga Henry G. Aban Rodil O. Dacuan Nena R. Abela Godofredo M. Zumaraga Jr. Elpedio D. Zumaraga Jr. Ronnie A. Laab Arlito B. Bacosa Jr.
• Electorate	7,727 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Highest elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	12,867
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
• Households	3,174
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	23.28 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 76.46 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 201.8 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 61.85 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 66.17 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5320
PSGC	175302000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Agutaynen Cuyonon Palawano Tagalog

An island municipality, it is the eastern part of the Cuyo Archipelago in the Sulu Sea, and covers several islands, including its namesake Agutaya Island, which is the second largest island of the Cuyo archipelago,^[5] as well as Diit, Halog, Maracanao, Matarawis (also spelled Matarabis), Eke, and Quiniluban islands.

Geography

Map of Agutaya

Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the foreground.

Agutaya Island is the second largest of the Cuyo group with an area of about 4.5 square miles (12 km²). The north-eastern part is hilly. Four peaks tower over the island. The middle and highest of the four peaks, 885 feet (270 m) high, is covered with cogon grass (Imperata arundinacea), the others are wooded.^[5]

Native sailboats used to be unable to sail to and from the nearby island of Cuyo (only 20 miles away), due to the strength of the monsoon, either the Northwest monsoon in wintertime, or the Southwest monsoon in summer.^[6]

Volcano

Agutaya is an inactive volcano, 120 metres (390 ft) ASL, located at 11°09′N 120°57′E, in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lists Agutaya as inactive.^[7]

Barangays

Agutaya is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Abagat (Poblacion)
• Algeciras
• Bangcal (Poblacion)
• Cambian (Poblacion)
• Concepcion
• Diit
• Maracañao
• Matarawis
• Villa Fria
• Villa Sol

Climate

Climate data for Agutaya, Palawan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45 (1.8)	34 (1.3)	62 (2.4)	64 (2.5)	127 (5.0)	159 (6.3)	172 (6.8)	147 (5.8)	167 (6.6)	182 (7.2)	172 (6.8)	88 (3.5)	1,419 (56)
Average rainy days	12.1	9.4	13.0	14.3	22.7	26.9	28.0	26.4	27.0	27.0	22.7	17.8	247.3
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of Agutaya

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1918 3,085 —     1939 3,866 +1.08% 1948 4,846 +2.54% 1960 4,334 −0.93% 1970 4,203 −0.31% 1975 4,397 +0.91% 1980 4,684 +1.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 6,052 +2.60% 1995 7,250 +3.44% 2000 10,422 +8.09% 2007 10,426 +0.01% 2010 11,906 +4.95% 2015 12,545 +1.00% 2020 12,867 +0.50%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Agutaya was 12,867 people,^[3] with a density of 340 inhabitants per square kilometre or 880 inhabitants per square mile.

Languages

Agutaya is home to a specific language, called the Agutaynen language, spoken by 10,000 people overall. Today, half of its speakers live in Agutaya, while the rest live in other communities of Palawan.^[13] Tagalog and Cuyonon are also widely spoken.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Agutaya

10 20 30 40 50 2006 42.80 2009 36.09 2012 33.36 2015 17.49 2018 15.22 2021 23.28 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

See also

• List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
• List of islands of the Philippines
• List of volcanos in the Philippines
• Pacific ring of fire

References

1.  Municipality of Agutaya | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. United States coast pilot, Philippine islands, Vol 2 Govt. print. off., 1921 p.35
6. The Gems of the East by A. Henry Savage Landor p.66
7. Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) List of Inactive Volcanoes Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Agutaya: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. Proceedings of the seventh International Conference on Austronesian languages by Cecilia Odé, W. A. L. Stokhof, Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Vakgroep Talen en Culturen van Zuidoost-Azië en Oceanië, p.685
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Agutaya Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System