Ragay

Ragay
Municipality
Municipality of Ragay
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Map of Camarines Sur with Ragay highlighted
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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 Giovanni A. Señar Bienvinida M. Balbastro Mariness L. Enriquez Nomer A. Martizano Julio A. Aro Kathleen T. Clemente Apolinario H. Alvarez Saturnino Q. Closa
•  Electorate	39,424 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	400.22 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]
• Total	59,770
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
•  Households	14,112
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	40.65 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 225 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 795.4 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 162 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 151.7 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camarines 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 municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,770 people. ^[3]

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 ]}

Churches

• Santísima Trinidad Parish - Poblacion (est.1753)
• San Lorenzo Ruíz Parish - Godofredo Reyes Sr (est.1988)
• Nuestra Señora de la Salvación Parish - Banga Caves (est.1998)
• San Andrés Apóstol Parish - Liboro (est. 2021)

Education

Public Tertiary/College Level

• Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Ragay (est. 1993)

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
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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 days	26	22	22	18	20	26	30	31	28	28	30	28	309
Source: World Weather Online [5]

Demographics

Population census of Ragay

Year	Pop.	±% 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

10 20 30 40 50 2006 47.60 2009 46.40 2012 37.42 2015 44.65 2018 30.41 2021 40.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Transportation

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. ^[18] 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. ^[19]

Another expressway that will serve Ragay is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur. ^[20]

Gallery

• 
  Godofredo Reyes Sr. (GRS) Public Market
• 
  Rolando R. Andaya Highway near Poblacion Iraya
• 
  Rolando R. Andaya Highway near Godofredo Reyes Sr. (GRS)
• 
  Godofredo Reyes Sr. (GRS) Barangay Proper

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.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Ragay, Camarines Sur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
9. "Province of Camarines Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
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.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
18. "SLEX Toll Road 5 to connect Quezon province to Sorsogon". YugaTech. August 18, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
19. "San Miguel investing P122B for SLEX Toll Road 5, Pasig River Expressway projects". GMA News Online. August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
20. "QUEZON–BICOL EXPRESSWAY | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-06.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur
• Official website