Agutaya

Agutaya
Municipality
Municipality of Agutaya
Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the foreground
Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the foreground
Flag of Agutaya
Flag
Official seal of Agutaya
Seal
Map of Palawan with Agutaya highlighted
Map of Palawan with Agutaya highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Agutaya is located in Philippines
Agutaya
Agutaya
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°09′07″N 120°56′23″E / 11.151983°N 120.939647°E / 11.151983; 120.939647
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
[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
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
 • Households
3,174
Economy
 • Income class5th 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
 • ElectricityPalawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5320
PSGC
175302000
IDD : area code +63 (0)48
Native languagesAgutaynen
Cuyonon
Palawano
Tagalog

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]

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 / 11.150°N 120.950°E / 11.150; 120.950, 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

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
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]

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

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

See also

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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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.
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