Ajuy, Iloilo

Ajuy, officially the Municipality of Ajuy (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Ajuy, Tagalog: Bayan ng Ajuy), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 52,268 people.[3]

Ajuy
Municipality
Municipality of Ajuy
Map of Iloilo with Ajuy highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Ajuy Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°10′21″N 123°01′11″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province	Iloilo
District	5th district of Iloilo
Barangays	34 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jett C. Rojas
• Vice Mayor	Robert R. Villaruz
• Congressman	Raul C. Tupas
• Electorate	33,478 voters (2019)
Area  [2]
• Total	175.57 km^2 (67.79 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census)[3]
• Total	52,268
• Density	300/km^2 (770/sq mi)
• Households	12,162
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.66% (2015)[4]
• Revenue (₱)	114,631,989.82 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5012
PSGC	063001000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)33
Climate type	tropical climate
Native languages	Hiligaynon Capiznon Tagalog
Website	www.ajuy.gov.ph

Geography

Ajuy is 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Iloilo City.

Barangays

Ajuy is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. [2]

• 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
Average high °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)
Average low °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 [5] (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% 1960 18,655 +0.90% 1970 21,770 +1.55% 1975 26,113 +3.72%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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% 2015 52,268 +1.31%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

In the 2015 census, the population of Ajuy, Iloilo, was 52,268 people,[3] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.

Religion

The town has many churches namely Ajuy Baptist Church, Ajuy Evangelical Church, Church of the Nazarene, Bible Baptist Church, Evangel Family Church, Roman Catholic Church, Aglipayan Church or the Philippine Independent Church, Iglesia ni Cristo and Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Current mayor of the town is Juan Alvarez. The town's main source of livelihood is fishing and farming.

Local government

Mayors of Ajuy:

• Dionisio Diel 1916-1918
• Roberto Tupas, Sr. 1918-1925
• Basilio V. Dignadice 1925-1929
• Juan Q. Dignadice 1929-1937
• Juan Villaruz Centeno, Sr. 1937-1946
• Pedro Beatingo Molina 1946-1955
• Jose Dignadice Rojas, Jr. 1955-1978
• Jose Tupas Rojas, lll 1978-1986, 1988-1998
• Napoleon O. Dignadice 1986-1987
• Vidal Celis Villaruz, Jr. 1987-1988
• Juan Rojas Alvarez 2007-2016
• Jett Castor Rojas 1998-2007, 2016–present

Education

The Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College has an Ajuy Branch located in the Poblacion. Ajuy's central public elementary school is Alejo Posadas Elementary School (APMES), named in honor of the lot's donor. A private elementary school is also in existence, Ajuy Christian Development Academy.

Library

The Island of Panay House of Wisdom library is an open (free use) library located at road 2, Barangay Barrido with more than 2,000 books and updated magazines for reading and research purposes. Pastor Lilianita Dulos and Brendalyn Dulos opened this library for the youth of Panay to help create more empowered Ajuynons youth and high thinking individual.

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Iloilo". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. "Ajuy: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
8. "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

• Ajuy Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System