Agutaya

Agutaya
Agutaya
Municipality
	Municipality of Agutaya
	Agutaya island, and small Eke island in the foreground
	Flag Seal
	Map of Palawan with Agutaya highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Agutaya Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 11°09′07″N120°56′23″E / 11.151983°N 120.939647°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	1st district
Founded	1916
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Perla C. Bacuel
• Vice Mayor	Fernando G. Ilustrisimo Sr.
• Representative	Franz Josef George E. Alvarez
• Municipal Council	Members ; Joey B. Zumaraga; Henry G. Aban; Rodil O. Dacuan; Nena R. Abela; Godofredo M. Zumaraga Jr.; Elpedio D. Zumaraga Jr.; Ronnie A. Laab; Arlito B. Bacosa Jr.;
• Electorate	7,815 voters (2025)
Area
• Total	37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Highest elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	13,351
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
• Households	3,174
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	23.28% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 100.7 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 237.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 71.46 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 41.94 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5320
PSGC	1705302000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Agutaynen; Cuyonon; Palawano; Tagalog

Last updated July 19, 2025

Agutaya, officially the Municipality of Agutaya (Tagalog : Bayan ng Agutaya), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,867 people.^[5]

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,^[6] as well as Diit, Halog, Maracanao, Matarawis (also spelled Matarabis), Eke, and Quiniluban islands.

Geography

Agutaya Island is the second largest of the Cuyo group with an area of about 4.5 square miles (12 km²). The north-eastern part is hilly. Four peaks tower over the island. The middle and highest of the four peaks, 885 feet (270 m) high, is covered with cogon grass (Imperata arundinacea), the others are wooded.^[6]

Native sailboats used to be unable to sail to and from the nearby island of Cuyo (only 20 miles away), due to the strength of the monsoon, either the Northwest monsoon in wintertime, or the Southwest monsoon in summer.^[7]

Volcano

Agutaya is an inactive volcano, 120 metres (390 ft) ASL, located at 11°09′N120°57′E / 11.150°N 120.950°E / 11.150; 120.950 , in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lists Agutaya as inactive.^[8]

Barangays

Agutaya is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Abagat (Poblacion)
Algeciras
Bangcal (Poblacion)
Cambian (Poblacion)
Concepcion
Diit
Maracañao
Matarawis
Villa Fria
Villa Sol

Climate

Climate data for Agutaya, Palawan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45 (1.8)	34 (1.3)	62 (2.4)	64 (2.5)	127 (5.0)	159 (6.3)	172 (6.8)	147 (5.8)	167 (6.6)	182 (7.2)	172 (6.8)	88 (3.5)	1,419 (56)
Average rainy days	12.1	9.4	13.0	14.3	22.7	26.9	28.0	26.4	27.0	27.0	22.7	17.8	247.3
Source: Meteoblue^[9]

Demographics

Population census of Agutaya

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	3,085	—
1939	3,866	+1.08%
1948	4,846	+2.54%
1960	4,334	−0.93%
1970	4,203	−0.31%
1975	4,397	+0.91%
1980	4,684	+1.27%
1990	6,052	+2.60%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	7,250	+3.44%
2000	10,422	+8.09%
2007	10,426	+0.01%
2010	11,906	+4.95%
2015	12,545	+1.00%
2020	12,867	+0.53%
2024	13,351	+0.89%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

In the 2020 census, the population of Agutaya was 12,867 people,^[15] with a density of 340 inhabitants per square kilometre or 880 inhabitants per square mile.

Languages

Agutaya is home to a specific language, called the Agutaynen language, spoken by 10,000 people overall. Today, half of its speakers live in Agutaya, while the rest live in other communities of Palawan.^[16] Tagalog and Cuyonon are also widely spoken.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Agutaya

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2000
66.17

2003
66.68

2006
42.80

2009
36.09

2012
33.36

2015
17.49

2018
15.22

2021
23.28

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]

References

↑ Municipality of Agutaya | (DILG)
↑ "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.
↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
1 2 United States coast pilot, Philippine islands, Vol 2 Govt. print. off., 1921 p.35
↑ The Gems of the East by A. Henry Savage Landor p.66
↑ Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) List of Inactive Volcanoes Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Agutaya: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑ Proceedings of the seventh International Conference on Austronesian languages by Cecilia Odé, W. A. L. Stokhof, Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Vakgroep Talen en Culturen van Zuidoost-Azië en Oceanië, p.685
↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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[1] Municipality of Agutaya | (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.

[3] "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[5] "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[USCG-6] 1 2 United States coast pilot, Philippine islands, Vol 2 Govt. print. off., 1921 p.35

[7] The Gems of the East by A. Henry Savage Landor p.66

[8] Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) List of Inactive Volcanoes Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

[met_norms-9] "Agutaya: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[10] "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[PSA15–17-11] Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–17-12] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-17-13] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.

[LWUA-PopulationData-14] "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[15] "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

[16] Proceedings of the seventh International Conference on Austronesian languages by Cecilia Odé, W. A. L. Stokhof, Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Vakgroep Talen en Culturen van Zuidoost-Azië en Oceanië, p.685

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

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

[19] "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.

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

[21] "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.

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

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

[24] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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