Remedios T. Romualdez
Remedios T. Romualdez
Agay | |
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Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°03′N 125°35′E / 9.05°N 125.59°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Agusan del Norte |
District | 2nd District |
Founded | September 08, 1982 |
Named for | Remedios Trinidad Romualdez |
Barangays | 8 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Richard P. Daquipil |
• Vice Mayor | Eleuterio D. Enriquez |
• Representative | Ma. Angelica Rosedell A. Matba |
• Electorate | 13,580 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 79.15 km2 (30.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 26 m (85 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 | 33.99% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱ 88.26 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 247 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 50.66 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 69.91 million (2020) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8611 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Remedios T. Romualdez, officially the Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Remedios T. Romualdez; Tagalog: Bayan ng Remedios T. Romualdez), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,155 people.[3]
Remedios T. Romualdez was created into a municipality on September 8, 1982, when the barangays of Tagbogabong, San Antonio, Basilisa, and Panaytayon, all of the then-municipality of Cabadbaran, were constituted into the newly created town, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 236.[5] It was named after Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, mother of then First Lady and Congresswoman Imelda Romualdez Marcos. The town is one of the leading rice producers of Agusan del Norte province.
It is situated along the Maharlika Highway. It is bounded to the north by Cabadbaran, south by Butuan City, east by Sibagat, and west by Magallanes.
Geography
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 79.15 square kilometres (30.56 sq mi) [2] constituting 2.90% of the 2,730.24-square-kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.
Barangays
Remedios T. Romualdez is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.[6]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020[3] | 2010[7] | |||||
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% |
Climate
Climate data for Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte | |||||||||||||
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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) |
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 [8] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11] |
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).
References
- ^ Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez | (DILG)
- ^ a b "Province: Agusan del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Batas Pambansa Blg. 236 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez in the Province of Agusan Del Norte". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 12 September 1982. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Municipal: Remedios T. Romualdez". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Remedios T. Romualdez: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Agusan del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.