Remedios T. Romualdez

Remedios T. Romualdez
Mina-ano
Remedios T. Romualdez Mina-ano
Municipality
	Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez
	Remedios T. Romualdez Municipal Public Market
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Agay
	Map of Agusan del Norte with Remedios T. Romualdez highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Remedios T. Romualdez Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 9°03′N125°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, Imelda Marcos' mother
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Richard P. Daquipil
• Vice Mayor	Eleuterio D. Enriquez
• Representative	Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	13,580 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	79.15 km2 (30.56 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation	2,013 m (6,604 ft)
Lowest elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	17,155
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
• Households	4,035
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	27.74% (2018)
• Revenue	₱ 88.26 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 247 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 69.91 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 50.66 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8611
PSGC	160212000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)85
Native languages	Agusan; Butuanon; Cebuano; Higaonon; Tagalog
Website	www.rtradn.gov.ph

Last updated May 17, 2024

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, making it the least populated town in the province.^[3]

Etymology

Remedios T. Romualdez was named after Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, the mother of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, the wife of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.

History

Remedios T. Romualdez was created into a municipality on September 8, 1982, when the barangays of Agay, Basilisa, Humilog, Tagbongabong, San Antonio, and Panaytayon, all of the then-municipality of Cabadbaran, were constituted into the newly created town, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 236.^[5]

The seat of the Municipal Government Center was designated in Barangay Agay, now Barangay Poblacion 1.

Remedios T. Romualdez is the youngest town in the Province of Agusan del Norte.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 79.15 square kilometres (30.56 sq mi) ^[6] constituting

It is situated along the Maharlika Highway. It is bounded by Cabadbaran to the north, Municipality of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur to the east, Butuan to the south, and Magallanes, Agusan del Norte to the west.

Elevation

Remedios T. Romualdez is located at 9°03′N125°35′E / 9.05°N 125.59°E / 9.05; 125.59 . Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 23.8 meters above sea level (M.a.s.l.).

Climate

Climate data for Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte
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^[7]

Barangays

Remedios T. Romualdez is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020^[3]		2010^[9]
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%

Demographics

Population census of Remedios T. Romualdez
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
2020	17,155	+1.31%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^[10]^[9]^[11]^[12]

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).

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Remedios T. Romualdez

10

20

30

40

50

2006
38.30

2009
41.00

2012
36.07

2015
33.99

2018
27.74

2021
34.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

Tourism

Nature and Man-made Attractions

Tagnote Falls - located at Sitio Tagnote, Barangay San Antonio
Sak-a Falls - located in Barangay San Antonio
Mount Hilong-Hilong - accessible through Malvar Trail situated in Barangay San Antonio, the highest mountain peak in the entire Caraga Region. It is 2,012 meters above sea level (masl).
Humilog Cave 1 - located in Barangay Humilog

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[1] Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–16-3] 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[ChanRobles-PB236-5] "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.

[nscb-area-6] "Province: Agusan del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[met_norms-7] "Remedios T. Romualdez: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[nscb-8] "Municipal: Remedios T. Romualdez". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[NSO10–16-9] 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[PSA15–16-10] Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO07-16-11] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[LWUA-PopulationData-12] "Province of Agusan del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[13] "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[14] "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.

[15] "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.

[16] "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.

[17] "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.

[18] "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.

[19] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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v t e Province of Agusan del Norte
Cabadbaran (capital) Butuan (largest city)
Municipalities	Buenavista Carmen Jabonga Kitcharao Las Nieves Magallanes Nasipit Remedios T. Romualdez Santiago Tubay
Component city	Cabadbaran
Highly urbanized city	Butuan (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Agusan del Norte by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)