Panukulan

Panukulan
Municipality
Municipality of Panukulan
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Location of Panukulan in Quezon
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Panukulan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°56′N121°49′E / 14.93°N 121.82°E / 14.93; 121.82
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
District	1st district
Founded	June 21, 1959 [1]
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government   [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Alfred Rigor S. Mitra
•  Vice Mayor	Herminio A. Peñamante
•  Representative	Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga
•  Municipal Council	Members Jim M. Avellano Reagan A. Virrey John Paul M. Peñamante Dante S. Villamen Jean Paul A. Rojo Janice U. Peñamante Mark Rannuel C. Gucilatar Joe Abel L. Erracho
•  Electorate	11,266 voters (2022)
Area [3]
• Total	226.61 km2 (87.49 sq mi)
Elevation	9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Highest elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [4]
• Total	16,376
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
•  Households	3,867
Demonym(s)	Panukulanin, Panukuleño
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	26.03 % (2021) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 49.26 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 290.3 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 164.6 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 44.09 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quezon 2 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4337
PSGC	045631000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.panukulan.gov.ph

Panukulan, officially the Municipality of Panukulan (Tagalog : Bayan ng Panukulan), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,376 people. ^[4] It is located in the northwestern part of the island of Polillo in the Polillo Islands.

Geography

The establishment of the municipality of Panukulan begun with the separation of barangays Panukulan, Calasumanga, Libo and Lipata from its former unit the municipality of Polillo, for incorporation into the new municipality of Panukulan by virtue of the passage of Republic Act No. 2452 on June 21, 1959.

The municipality is located at the northern tip of Polillo Island which is 26 nautical miles from Infanta Quezon. It is geographically situated at 121°48.50′ longitude and 14°56′ latitude. It is bounded in the north by the Philippine Sea (Pacific Ocean), on the east by the municipality of Burdeos, Quezon, on the south by Polillo, Quezon, and on the west by Polillo Strait. Infanta, Quezon is its nearest commercial center. Its travel time by motor boat going to Infanta and vice- versa is about 1.5 hours to 2 hours, depending on the weather condition. Only single regular trip is available, which leave Municipal Port at 7:30 AM and return from Infanta at 2:00 PM. All its barangay are accessible through banca or motorboat. Only Barangay Balungay up to the boundary of Barangay Pag-itan can be reached through land transportation. However, there are also Tricycle Operator at Barangay Libo to Kinalagti, Barangay Libo to Pandan and Barangay Calasumanga is now also connected with the municipality of Polillo through Tricycle. ^[6]

Barangays

Panukulan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balungay
• Bato
• Bonbon
• Calasumanga
• Kinalagti
• Libo
• Lipata
• Matangkap
• Milawid
• Pagitan
• Pandan
• Rizal
• San Juan (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Panukulan, Quezon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	20 (68)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33 (1.3)	26 (1.0)	26 (1.0)	30 (1.2)	109 (4.3)	165 (6.5)	187 (7.4)	163 (6.4)	162 (6.4)	147 (5.8)	85 (3.3)	74 (2.9)	1,207 (47.5)
Average rainy days	10.2	7.6	9.6	10.5	19.9	23.6	26.0	24.8	24.5	19.6	12.7	13.0	202
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Panukulan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	2,704	—
1970	6,092	+8.45%
1975	7,657	+4.69%
1980	7,885	+0.59%
1990	9,815	+2.21%
1995	10,351	+1.00%
2000	11,311	+1.92%
2007	11,968	+0.78%
2010	12,511	+1.63%
2015	13,546	+1.53%
2020	16,376	+3.80%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Panukulan

10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 54.90 2009 34.46 2012 42.40 2015 39.45 2018 22.30 2021 26.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Elected officials

Municipal council: ^[20]

Members of the Panukulan Municipal Council (2019–2022)

Position	Name
Mayor	Alfred Rigor S. Mitra
Vice-Mayor	Herminio Kinda Penamante
Councilors
	Jim Avellano
	Reagan Virrey
	John Paul Penamante
	Dante Villamin
	Jean Paul Rojo
	Janice Penamante
	Titing Gucilatar
	Joe Abel Erracho

See also

• Polillo Islands

References

1. "R.A. No. 2452: An Act Creating Municipal Districts in the Province of Quezon". 21 June 1959.
2.   Municipality of Panukulan | (DILG)
3. "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.
4. Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
6. "Panukulan". DILG.
7. "Panukulan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
20. "PANUKULAN, QUEZON elections 2019". Rappler. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

External links

• Panukulan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120701062625/http://www.quezon.gov.ph/about/panukulan.html
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• www.chanrobles.com