Agutaya

Agutaya
Municipality of Agutaya
Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the foreground
Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the foreground
Flag of Agutaya
Official seal of Agutaya
Map of Palawan with Agutaya highlighted
Map of Palawan with Agutaya highlighted
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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
 • mayor of Agutaya[*]Perla C. Bacuel
 • Vice MayorFernando G. Ilustrisimo Sr.
 • RepresentativeFranz Josef George E. Alvarez
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate7,727 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total37.31 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]
 • Total12,867
 • 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
IDD:area code+63 (0)48
Native languagesAgutaynen
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 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.

  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 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).