Panukulan

Panukulan, Quezon
Panukulan, Quezon
Municipality
	Municipality of Panukulan ; Bayan ng Panukulan
	Seal
	Map of Quezon showing the location of Panukulan
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Quezon
District	1st district of Quezon
Founded	June 21, 1959
Barangays	12
Government
• Mayor	Amado P. Peñamora
Area
• Total	282.96 km2 (109.25 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	13,546
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Panukulanin
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4337
Dialing code	42
Income class	4th class

Panukulan is a fourth class municipality located in Polillo Island in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 13,546 people.^[3]

Geography

The establishment of the municipality of Panukulan begun with the separation of Barangays Panukulan, Calasumanga, Libo and Lipata from its former unit the municipality of Polilio, for incorporation into the new municipality of Panukulan by virtue of the passage of Republic Act No. 2452 on June 21, 1959.

The Municipality is located at the northern tip of Polillo Island which is 26 nautical miles from Infanta Quezon. It is geographically situated at 121 48.50 longitude and 14 56 latitude. It is bounded in the North by the Philippine Sea (Pacific Ocean), on the East by the Municipality of Burdeos, Quezon, on the South by Polillo, Quezon, and on the west by Polillo Strait. Infanta, Quezon is its nearest commercial center. Its travel time by motor boat going to Infanta and vice- versa is about 1.5 hours to 2 hours, depending on the weather condition. Only single regular trip is available, which leave Municipal Port at 7:30 AM and return from Infanta at 2:00 PM. All its barangay are accessible through banca or motorboat. Only Barangay Balungay up to the boundary of Barangay Pag-itan can be reached through land transportation. However there are also Tricycle Operator at Barangay Libo to Kinalagti, Barangay Libo to Pandan and Barangay Calasumanga is now also connected with the municipality of Polillo through Tricyle. ^[4]

Barangays

Panukulan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.^[2]

Balungay
Bato
Bonbon
Calasumanga
Kinalagti
Libo
Lipata
Matangkap
Milawid
Pagitan
Pandan
San Juan (Pob.)

Demographics

Population census of Panukulan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	9,815	—
1995	10,351	+1.00%
2000	11,311	+1.92%
2007	11,968	+0.78%
2010	12,511	+1.63%
2015	13,546	+1.53%
Source: Philippine Statistics Office^[3]

Government Officials

Elected Officials of Panukulan: ^[5]

Members of the Panukulan Municipal Council (2016–present)
Position	Name
Mayor	Amado P. Peñamora
Vice-Mayor	Alfred Rigor S. Mitra
Councilors
	Janice U. Peñamante
	Rebecca T. Salgo
	Arlene M. Postor
	Emman Q. Peñamante
	Joe Abel L. Erracho
	Noeme V. Peñamante
	Aida G. Daet
	Leonilo P. Nolledo

References

^ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Province: QUEZON". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population". 2015 Census of Population and Housing. Philippine Statistics Office. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ "Panukulan". DILG. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Elected Officials of Panukulan". DILG. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[comelec-1] "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

[nscb-2] "Province: QUEZON". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

[NSO15-3] "Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population". 2015 Census of Population and Housing. Philippine Statistics Office. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[4] "Panukulan". DILG. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "Elected Officials of Panukulan". DILG. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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v t e Province of Quezon
Lucena (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Agdangan Alabat Atimonan Buenavista Burdeos Calauag Candelaria Catanauan Dolores General Luna General Nakar Guinayangan Gumaca Infanta Jomalig Lopez Lucban Macalelon Mauban Mulanay Padre Burgos Pagbilao Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco San Narciso Sariaya Tagkawayan Tiaong Unisan
Component city	Tayabas
Highly urbanized city	Lucena (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Quezon by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters of this city are still allowed to participate in the election of provincial officials as part of Quezon’s 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan district.)