Aglipay | |
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Municipality of Aglipay | |
![]() Map of Quirino with Aglipay highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°29′20″N121°35′14″E / 16.488875°N 121.58735°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Quirino |
District | Lone district |
Named after | Gregorio Aglipay |
Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jerry T. Agsalda |
• Vice Mayor | Warlita G. Alberto |
• Representative | Junie E. Cua |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 19,431 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 161.70 km2 (62.43 sq mi) |
Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
Highest elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 30,714 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,740 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 11.58 |
• Revenue | ₱ 221.2 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 278.9 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 178.2 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 43.45 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Quirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3403 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Bugkalot Arta Tagalog |
Website | www |
Aglipay, officially the Municipality of Aglipay (Ilocano : Ili ti Aglipay; Tagalog : Bayan ng Aglipay), is a municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,714 people. [3]
Aglipay is 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) from Cabarroguis and 371 kilometers (231 mi) from Manila.
Aglipay derives its named from Gregorio Aglipay, a Filipino priest and revolutionary who opposed the Spanish colonizers and settled along the banks of the Addalam River in the present-day municipality. [5]
Aglipay was established as a municipality in Nueva Vizcaya by virtue of Executive Order No. 368, signed by President Elpidio Quirino on November 11, 1950. [6] Later, on June 18, 1966, the municipality was incorporated to the newly established sub-province of Quirino by virtue of Republic Act No. 4734. [7]
On June 21, 1969, Barrios Banuar, Bekebik, Burgos, Capellangan, Dabibi, Del Pilar, Dingasan, Eden, Malini, Mangandingay, Tucod, Villamor, and Zamora were ceded to Cabarroguis, the provincial capital. [8]
Aglipay is situated 8.25 kilometres (5.13 mi) from the provincial capital Cabarroguis, and 377.83 kilometres (234.77 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Aglipay is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have I sitios.
Climate data for Aglipay, Quirino | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 28 (83) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67 (2.6) | 54 (2.1) | 51 (2.0) | 50 (2.0) | 135 (5.3) | 166 (6.5) | 199 (7.8) | 191 (7.5) | 188 (7.4) | 157 (6.2) | 102 (4.0) | 104 (4.1) | 1,464 (57.5) |
Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 230.8 |
Source: Meteoblue [9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 3,976 | — |
1970 | 7,854 | +7.04% |
1975 | 9,775 | +4.49% |
1980 | 12,335 | +4.76% |
1990 | 16,427 | +2.91% |
1995 | 20,205 | +3.95% |
2000 | 21,774 | +1.62% |
2007 | 25,069 | +1.96% |
2010 | 26,187 | +1.60% |
2015 | 27,787 | +1.14% |
2020 | 30,714 | +1.99% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] |
Poverty incidence of Aglipay
10 20 30 40 2000 35.76 2003 30.04 2006 22.00 2009 16.34 2012 18.18 2015 14.07 2018 11.6 2021 11.58 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |
Aglipay is part of the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.
The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. [22] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. [23] The Aglipay Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality. [24]