Agutaya

Municipality in Palawan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Agutaya
Municipality of Agutaya
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Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the foreground
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Agutaya
Agutaya
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°09′07″N 120°56′23″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
District 1st district
Founded1916
Barangays10 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorPerla C. Bacuel
  Vice MayorFernando G. Ilustrisimo Sr.
  RepresentativeFranz Josef George E. Alvarez
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate7,727 voters (2022)
Area
  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
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
  Households
3,174
Economy
  Income class5th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
23.28
% (2021)[4]
  Revenue76.46 million (2020)
  Assets201.8 million (2020)
  Expenditure61.85 million (2020)
  Liabilities66.17 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityPalawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5320
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)48
Native languagesAgutaynen
Cuyonon
Palawano
Tagalog
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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.

Climate

More information Climate data for Agutaya, Palawan, Month ...
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]
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Demographics

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Population census of Agutaya
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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]
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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

References

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