Ragay

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Ragay
Municipality
Municipality of Ragay
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Ragay
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°49′18″N122°47′23″E / 13.8217°N 122.7897°E / 13.8217; 122.7897
Country Philippines
Region Bicol Region
Province Camarines Sur
District 1st district
Founded 1753
Barangays 38 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Thaddeus A. Ramos
 •  Vice Mayor Elmer A. Linao
 •  Representative Tsuyoshi Anthony G. Horibata
 •  Municipal Council
Members
 •  Electorate 39,424 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total400.22 km2 (154.53 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Highest elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total59,770
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 •  Households
14,112
Economy
 •  Income class 1st municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
30.41
% (2018) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 225 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 795.4 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 162 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 151.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCamarines Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4410
PSGC
051730000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)54
Native languages Central Bikol
Tagalog
Website ragay.camarinessur.gov.ph

Ragay, officially the Municipality of Ragay (Central Bikol : Banwaan kan Ragay; Tagalog : Bayan ng Ragay), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,770 people. [3]

Contents

Ragay is 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Pili and 317 kilometres (197 mi) from Manila.

History

No date was known as to the establishment of the municipality of Ragay although it was recorded that the town was still a visita of Lupi on April 15, 1753.[ citation needed ]

Geography

Barangays

Ragay is politically subdivided into 38 barangay's. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Agao-ao
  • Agrupacion
  • Amomokpok
  • Apad
  • Apale
  • Banga Caves
  • Baya
  • Binahan Proper
  • Binahan Upper
  • Buenasuerte
  • Cabadisan
  • Cabinitan
  • Cabugao
  • Caditaan
  • Cale
  • Godofredo Reyes Sr.(Catabang)
  • Catabangan Proper
  • Inandawa
  • Laguio
  • Lanipga-Cawayan
  • Liboro
  • Lohong
  • Lower Omon
  • Lower Santa Cruz
  • Panaytayan
  • Panaytayan Nuevo
  • Patalunan
  • Poblacion Ilaod
  • Poblacion Iraya
  • Port Junction Norte
  • Port Junction Sur
  • Salvacion
  • Samay
  • San Rafael
  • F. Simeon (Pugod)
  • Tagbac
  • Upper Omon
  • Upper Santa Cruz

Climate

Climate data for Ragay, Camarines Sur
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)32
(90)		31
(88)		35
(95)		37
(99)		37
(99)		36
(97)		36
(97)		34
(93)		35
(95)		34
(93)		33
(91)		32
(90)		34
(94)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)27
(81)		27
(81)		28
(82)		30
(86)		31
(88)		31
(88)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		28
(82)		29
(84)
Average precipitation mm (inches)159.85
(6.29)		61.25
(2.41)		60.56
(2.38)		43.28
(1.70)		69.32
(2.73)		183.65
(7.23)		346.37
(13.64)		386.41
(15.21)		281.42
(11.08)		296.39
(11.67)		389.18
(15.32)		119.9
(4.72)		2,397.58
(94.38)
Average rainy days262222182026303128283028309
Source: World Weather Online [5]

Demographics

Population census of Ragay
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,344—    
1918 3,811+3.29%
1939 11,514+5.41%
1948 20,062+6.36%
1960 27,925+2.79%
1970 32,635+1.57%
1975 32,798+0.10%
1980 34,891+1.24%
1990 41,438+1.73%
1995 44,154+1.20%
2000 47,743+1.69%
2007 52,021+1.19%
2010 54,934+2.00%
2015 58,214+1.11%
2020 59,770+0.52%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

In the 2020 census, the population of Ragay, Camarines Sur, was 59,770 people, [3] with a density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre or 390 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Ragay
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11]
[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Transportation

A portion of Andaya Highway in Ragay town Rolando R. Andaya Highway, GRS, Ragay, Cam Sur, Feb 2024 (1).jpg
A portion of Andaya Highway in Ragay town

The municipality is connected with Manila by the Andaya Highway and daily rail services to and from Naga & Legazpi are provided by the Philippine National Railways.

In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway. [17] A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours. [18]

Another expressway that will serve Ragay is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur. [19]

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References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Ragay | (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.
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  12. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  13. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
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