Ajuy, Iloilo
Ajuy | |
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Municipality of Ajuy | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°10′21″N 123°01′11″E / 11.172531°N 123.019622°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 5th district |
Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Ajuy[*] | Jett C. Rojas |
• Vice Mayor | Robert R. Villaruz |
• Representative | Raul C. Tupas |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 35,248 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 175.57 km2 (67.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Highest elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 53,462 |
• Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Households | 14,013 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 26.22 |
• Revenue | ₱ 190.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 397.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 134.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 83.41 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5012 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Ajuy, officially the Municipality of Ajuy (Template:Lang-hil, Template:Lang-tgl), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,462 people.[3]
Geography
Ajuy is 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Iloilo City and 99 kilometres (62 mi) from Roxas City.
Barangays
Ajuy is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.063001000
- Adcadarao
- Agbobolo
- Badiangan
- Barrido
- Bato Biasong
- Bay-ang
- Bucana Bunglas
- Central
- Culasi
- Lanjagan
- Luca
- Malayu-an
- Mangorocoro
- Nasidman
- Pantalan Nabaye
- Pantalan Navarro
- Pedada
- Pili
- Pinantan Diel
- Pinantan Elizalde
- Pinay Espinosa
- Poblacion
- Progreso
- Puente Bunglas
- Punta Buri
- Rojas
- San Antonio
- Silagon
- Santo Rosario
- Tagubanhan
- Taguhangin
- Tanduyan
- Tipacla
- Tubogan
Climate
Climate data for Ajuy, Iloilo | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
29 (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) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) |
39 (1.5) |
46 (1.8) |
48 (1.9) |
90 (3.5) |
144 (5.7) |
152 (6.0) |
145 (5.7) |
163 (6.4) |
160 (6.3) |
120 (4.7) |
90 (3.5) |
1,258 (49.4) |
Average rainy days | 12.3 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 221 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 7,854 | — |
1918 | 11,981 | +2.86% |
1939 | 15,469 | +1.22% |
1948 | 17,448 | +1.35% |
1960 | 18,655 | +0.56% |
1970 | 21,770 | +1.55% |
1975 | 26,113 | +3.72% |
1980 | 30,397 | +3.08% |
1990 | 38,120 | +2.29% |
1995 | 38,415 | +0.14% |
2000 | 45,192 | +3.54% |
2007 | 47,113 | +0.58% |
2010 | 47,248 | +0.10% |
2015 | 52,268 | +1.94% |
2020 | 53,462 | +0.45% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Ajuy, Iloilo, was 53,462 people,[3] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.
Religion
The town has many churches namely Ajuy Baptist Church, Ajuy Evangelical Church, Church of the Nazarene, Bible Baptist Church, Evangel Family Church, Roman Catholic Church, Aglipayan Church or the Philippine Independent Church,Emmanuel Riverside Mission Baptist Church ,Bobog Baptist Church, Pinay Espinosa Baptist Church ,Iglesia ni Cristo and Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The town's main source of livelihood is fishing and farming.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Ajuy
10
20
30
40
2006
34.80 2009
30.89 2012
30.63 2015
25.66 2018
23.11 2021
26.22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Government
List of former chief executives
Mayors of Ajuy:
- Dionisio Diel 1916-1918
- Roberto Tupas, Sr. 1918-1925
- Basilio V. Dignadice 1925-1929
- Juan Q. Dignadice 1929-1937
- Juan Villaruz Centeno, Sr. 1937-1946
- Pedro Beatingo Molina 1946-1955
- Jose Dignadice Rojas, Jr. 1955-1978
- Jose Tupas Rojas, lll 1978–1986, 1988-1998
- Napoleon O. Dignadice 1986-1987
- Vidal Celis Villaruz, Jr. 1987-1988
- Juan Rojas Alvarez 2007-2016
- Jett Castor Rojas 1998–2007, 2016–present
Education
The Northern Iloilo State University has an Ajuy Branch located in the Poblacion. Ajuy's central public elementary school is Alejo Posadas Elementary School (APMES), named in honor of the lot's donor. A private elementary school is also in existence, Ajuy Christian Development Academy.
Library
The Island of Panay House of Wisdom library is an open (free use) library located at road 2, Barangay Barrido with more than 2,000 books and updated magazines for reading and research purposes. Pastor Lilianita Dulos and Brendalyn Dulos opened this library for the youth of Panay to help create more empowered Ajuynons youth and high thinking individual.
References
- ^ Municipality of Ajuy | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Ajuy: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.