Remedios T. Romualdez

Remedios T. Romualdez, officially the Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Remedios T. Romualdez; Tagalog: Bayan ng Remedios T. Romualdez), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,155 people, making it the least populated town in the province.^[3]

Remedios T. Romualdez Mina-ano
Municipality
Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez
Remedios T. Romualdez Municipal Public Market
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Agay
Map of Agusan del Norte with Remedios T. Romualdez highlighted
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Remedios T. Romualdez Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°03′N 125°35′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Agusan del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	September 08, 1982
Named after	Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, Imelda Marcos' mother
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Richard P. Daquipil
• Vice Mayor	Eleuterio D. Enriquez
• Representative	Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba
• Municipal Council	Members Bernarditha B. Daquipil Juvy P. Soliva Romeo P. Agusin Elsie Mae D. Simbajon Vicente P. Talili Christopher S. Tinoy Asforas A. Gica Mark David L. Ceniza
• Electorate	13,565 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	79.15 km2 (30.56 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation	2,013 m (6,604 ft)
Lowest elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	17,155
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
• Households	4,035
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	34.00 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 128.3 million (2021, 2022)
• Assets	₱ 433.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 91.26 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 164.6 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8611
PSGC	1600212000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)85
Native languages	Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog
Website	www.rtradn.gov.ph

The town is one of the leading rice producers of Agusan del Norte province.

Etymology

Remedios T. Romualdez was named after Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, the mother of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, the wife of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.

History

Remedios T. Romualdez was created into a municipality on September 8, 1982, when the barangays of Agay, Basilisa, Humilog, Tagbongabong, San Antonio, and Panaytayon, all of the then-municipality of Cabadbaran, were constituted into the newly created town, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 236.^[5]

The seat of the Municipal Government Center was designated in Barangay Agay, now Barangay Poblacion 1.

Remedios T. Romualdez is the youngest town in the Province of Agusan del Norte.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 79.15 square kilometres (30.56 sq mi) ^[6] constituting 2.90% of the 2,730.24-square-kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.

It is situated along the Maharlika Highway. It is bounded by Cabadbaran to the north, Municipality of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur to the east, Butuan to the south, and Magallanes, Agusan del Norte to the west.

Elevation

Remedios T. Romualdez is located at 9°03′N 125°35′E. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 23.8 meters above sea level (M.a.s.l.).

Climate

Climate data for Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	277 (10.9)	211 (8.3)	155 (6.1)	109 (4.3)	166 (6.5)	191 (7.5)	154 (6.1)	138 (5.4)	127 (5.0)	173 (6.8)	241 (9.5)	231 (9.1)	2,173 (85.5)
Average rainy days	22.7	19.1	20.0	19.9	25.9	27.6	27.6	26.1	25.1	26.8	24.3	23.1	288.2
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Barangays

Remedios T. Romualdez is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[3]		2010[9]
160212002	Balangbalang	14.5%	2,482	2,362	▴	0.50%
160212003	Basilisa	12.7%	2,181	2,092	▴	0.42%
160212004	Humilog	10.3%	1,768	1,675	▴	0.54%
160212005	Panaytayon	6.3%	1,084	1,077	▴	0.06%
160212001	Poblacion I (Agay)	15.2%	2,611	2,581	▴	0.12%
160212008	Poblacion II	10.3%	1,764	2,027	▾	−1.38%
160212006	San Antonio	12.4%	2,122	1,958	▴	0.81%
160212007	Tagbongabong	11.9%	2,046	1,963	▴	0.41%
	Total		17,155	15,735	▴	0.87%

Demographics

Population census of Remedios T. Romualdez

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	10,490	—
1995	12,621	+3.53%
2000	13,359	+1.23%
2007	14,976	+1.59%
2010	15,735	+1.82%
2015	16,058	+0.39%
2020	17,155	+1.31%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][9][11][12]

In the 2020 census, Remedios T. Romualdez had a population of 17,155.^[3] The population density was 220 inhabitants per square kilometre (570/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Remedios T. Romualdez

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 55.20 2003 53.16 2006 38.30 2009 41.00 2012 36.07 2015 33.99 2018 27.74 2021 34.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Tourism

Nature and Man-made Attractions

• Tagnote Falls - located at Sitio Tagnote, Barangay San Antonio
• Sak-a Falls - located in Barangay San Antonio
• Mount Hilong-Hilong - accessible through Malvar Trail situated in Barangay San Antonio, the highest mountain peak in the entire Caraga Region. It is 2,012 meters above sea level (masl).
• Humilog Cave 1 - located in Barangay Humilog