Agutaya

Agutaya
Agutaya
Municipality
	Municipality of Agutaya
	Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the forefront
	Seal
	Map of Palawan with Agutaya highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Agutaya Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 11°09′07″N 120°56′23″E / 11.151983°N 120.939647°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	1st district
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Perla C. Bacuel
• Vice Mayor	Fernando G. Ilustrisimo Sr.
• Congressman	Franz Josef George E. Alvarez
• Electorate	7,727 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	12,867
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
• Households	3,174
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	21.23% (2015)
• Revenue (₱)	₱ 76.46 million (2020)
• Assets (₱)	₱ 201.8 million (2020)
• Liabilities (₱)	₱ 66.17 million (2020)
• Expenditure (₱)	₱ 61.85 million (2020)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5320
PSGC	175302000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Agutaynen; Cuyonon; Palawano; Tagalog

Agutaya, officially the Municipality of Agutaya, (Tagalog: Bayan ng Agutaya), is a 5th class 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 the municipality 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

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, the others being 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

The Municipality of Agutaya is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.

Abagat (Poblacion)
Algeciras
Bangcal (Poblacion)
Cambian (Poblacion)
Concepcion
Diit
Maracañao
Matarawis
Villa Fria
Villa Sol

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

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.

References

^ Municipality of Agutaya | (DILG)
^ "Province: Palawan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". 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.
^ ^a ^b United States coast pilot, Philippine islands, Vol 2 Govt. print. off., 1921 p.35
^ The Gems of the East by A. Henry Savage Landor p.66
^ Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) List of Inactive Volcanoes Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Agutaya: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ 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

External links

[1] Municipality of Agutaya | (DILG)

[nscb-area-2] "Province: Palawan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA20–17-3] Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[USCG-5] 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

[met_norms-8] "Agutaya: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[PSA15–17-9] Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–17-10] 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.

[NSO07-17-11] 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.

[LWUA-PopulationData-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

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