Ajuy, Iloilo

Ajuy
Municipality
Municipality of Ajuy
Nasidman Island, Ajuy
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Map of Iloilo with Ajuy highlighted
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Ajuy Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°10′21″N123°01′11″E / 11.172531°N 123.019622°E / 11.172531; 123.019622
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
District	5th district
Barangays	34 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Loida J. Espinosa (Lakas)
•  Vice Mayor	Jett C. Rojas (Lakas)
•  Representative	Binky April M. Tupas (Lakas)
•  Municipal Council	Members Mark Anthony V. Tupas Tommy G. Celis Robert R. Villaruz Ramon T. Rojas, III Genesis C. Diesto Joyce R. Zerrudo Benjamin C. Rojas, III Ramon T. Espinosa, Jr. DE Gard Tupas (Liga President)
•  Electorate	36,230 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	175.57 km2 (67.79 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Highest elevation	451 m (1,480 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	54,100
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
•  Households	14,013
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	26.22 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 251.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 467.9 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 184.2 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 79.44 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5012
PSGC	063001000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)33
Native languages	Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog
Website	www.ajuy.gov.ph

Ajuy, officially the Municipality of Ajuy (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Ajuy, Tagalog : Bayan ng Ajuy), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,462 people. ^[5]

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. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• 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
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
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)	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 [6] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Demographics

Population census of Ajuy

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	7,854	—
1918	11,981	+2.86%
1939	15,469	+1.22%
1948	17,448	+1.35%
1960	18,655	+0.56%
1970	21,770	+1.55%
1975	26,113	+3.72%
1980	30,397	+3.08%
1990	38,120	+2.29%
1995	38,415	+0.14%
2000	45,192	+3.54%
2007	47,113	+0.58%
2010	47,248	+0.10%
2015	52,268	+1.94%
2020	53,462	+0.48%
2024	54,100	+0.29%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Ajuy, Iloilo, was 53,462 people, ^[12] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Ajuy

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 56.08 2003 50.27 2006 34.80 2009 30.89 2012 30.63 2015 25.66 2018 23.11 2021 26.22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

References

1.   Municipality of Ajuy | (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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "Ajuy: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
7. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System