Ajuy, Iloilo
Ajuy, officially the Municipality of Ajuy (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Ajuy, Tagalog: Bayan ng Ajuy), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 52,268 people. [3]
Ajuy | |
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Municipality of Ajuy | |
Map of Iloilo with Ajuy highlighted | |
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Ajuy Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°10′21″N 123°01′11″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 5th District |
Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jett C. Rojas |
• Vice Mayor | Robert R. Villaruz |
• Representative | Raul C. Tupas |
• Electorate | 33,478 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 175.57 km2 (67.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 52,268 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
• Households | 12,162 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 25.66% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱114,631,989.82 (2016) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5012 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Climate type | tropical climate |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Capiznon Tagalog |
Website | www |
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. [2]
- 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 |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7][8] |
In the 2015 census, the population of Ajuy, Iloilo, was 52,268 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, Iglesia ni Cristo and Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Current mayor of the town is Juan Alvarez. The town's main source of livelihood is fishing and farming.
Local government
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 Polytechnic State College 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)
- "Province: Iloilo". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Ajuy: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. 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. NSO.
- "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.