Panukulan | |
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Municipality of Panukulan | |
![]() Location of Panukulan in Quezon | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°56′N121°49′E / 14.93°N 121.82°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Quezon |
District | 1st district |
Founded | June 21, 1959 |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Alfred Rigor S. Mitra |
• Vice Mayor | Keysean M. Peñamante - Nolledo |
• Representative | Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,952 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• 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 (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 17,118 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,867 |
Demonym(s) | Panukulanin, Panukuleño |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 26.03 |
• 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 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | www |
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. [5]
Panukulan was established as a municipal district when barangays Panukulan, Calasumanga, Libo, and Lipata separated from the municipality of Polillo by virtue of Republic Act No. 2452 enacted on June 21, 1959. [6]
Panukulan is located in the northwestern part of the island of Polillo in the Polillo Islands 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 a single regular trip is available, which leaves the Municipal Port at 7:30 AM PHT and return from Infanta at 2:00 PM. All barangays 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 Operators at Barangay Libo to Kinalagti, Barangay Libo to Pandan, and Barangay Calasumanga, which is now connected with the municipality of Polillo through tricycle. [7]
Panukulan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Panukulan, Quezon | |||||||||||||
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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 [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 | +4.07% |
2024 | 17,118 | +1.07% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] |
Poverty incidence of Panukulan
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 56.12 2003 41.55 2006 54.90 2009 34.46 2012 42.40 2015 39.45 2018 22.30 2021 26.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |