Panukulan

Panukulan, officially the Municipality of Panukulan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Panukulan), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,376 people.^[4]

Panukulan
Municipality
Municipality of Panukulan
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Location of Panukulan in Quezon
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Panukulan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°56′N 121°49′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
District	1st district
Founded	June 21, 1959[1]
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alfred Rigor S. Mitra
• Vice Mayor	Herminio A. Peñamante
• Representative	Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga
• Municipal Council	Members Jim M. Avellano Reagan A. Virrey John Paul M. Peñamante Dante S. Villamen Jean Paul A. Rojo Janice U. Peñamante Mark Rannuel C. Gucilatar Joe Abel L. Erracho
• Electorate	11,952 voters (2025)
Area [3]
• Total	226.61 km2 (87.49 sq mi)
Elevation	9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Highest elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[4]
• Total	16,376
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Households	3,867
Demonym(s)	Panukulanin, Panukuleño
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	26.03 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 49.26 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 290.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 164.6 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 44.09 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quezon 2 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4337
PSGC	0405631000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.panukulan.gov.ph

Geography

The establishment of the municipality of Panukulan begun with the separation of barangays Panukulan, Calasumanga, Libo and Lipata from its former unit the municipality of Polillo, for incorporation into the new municipality of Panukulan by virtue of the passage of Republic Act No. 2452 on June 21, 1959.

Panukulan is located in the northwestern part of the island of Polillo in the Polillo Islands which is 26 nautical miles from Infanta, Quezon. It is geographically situated at 121°48.50′ longitude and 14°56′ latitude. It is bounded in the north by the Philippine Sea (Pacific Ocean), on the east by the municipality of Burdeos, Quezon, on the south by Polillo, Quezon, and on the west by Polillo Strait. Infanta, Quezon is its nearest commercial center. Its travel time by motor boat going to Infanta and vice- versa is about 1.5 hours to 2 hours, depending on the weather condition.

Only a single regular trip is available, which leaves the Municipal Port at 7:30 AM and return from Infanta at 2:00 PM. All its barangay are accessible through banca or motorboat. Only Barangay Balungay up to the boundary of Barangay Pag-itan can be reached through land transportation. However, there are also Tricycle Operator at Barangay Libo to Kinalagti, Barangay Libo to Pandan and Barangay Calasumanga is now also connected with the municipality of Polillo through Tricycle.^[6]

Barangays

Panukulan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balungay
• Bato
• Bonbon
• Calasumanga
• Kinalagti
• Libo
• Lipata
• Matangkap
• Milawid
• Pagitan
• Pandan
• Rizal
• San Juan (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Panukulan, Quezon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	20 (68)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33 (1.3)	26 (1.0)	26 (1.0)	30 (1.2)	109 (4.3)	165 (6.5)	187 (7.4)	163 (6.4)	162 (6.4)	147 (5.8)	85 (3.3)	74 (2.9)	1,207 (47.5)
Average rainy days	10.2	7.6	9.6	10.5	19.9	23.6	26.0	24.8	24.5	19.6	12.7	13.0	202
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Panukulan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	2,704	—
1970	6,092	+8.45%
1975	7,657	+4.69%
1980	7,885	+0.59%
1990	9,815	+2.21%
1995	10,351	+1.00%
2000	11,311	+1.92%
2007	11,968	+0.78%
2010	12,511	+1.63%
2015	13,546	+1.53%
2020	16,376	+3.80%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Panukulan

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 56.12 2003 41.55 2006 54.90 2009 34.46 2012 42.40 2015 39.45 2018 22.30 2021 26.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Elected officials

Municipal council:^[20]

Members of the Panukulan Municipal Council (2019–2022)

Position	Name
Mayor	Alfred Rigor S. Mitra
Vice-Mayor	Herminio Kinda Penamante
Councilors
	Jim Avellano
	Reagan Virrey
	John Paul Penamante
	Dante Villamin
	Jean Paul Rojo
	Janice Penamante
	Titing Gucilatar
	Joe Abel Erracho

See also

• Polillo Islands