Ayungon
Ayungon | |
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Municipality of Ayungon | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°51′30″N 123°08′48″E / 9.8584°N 123.146758°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Oriental |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Dennis N. Amancio (NP) |
• Vice Mayor | Nelda A. Favillaran (NPC) |
• Representative | Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 30,474 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 265.10 km2 (102.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
Highest elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 47,102 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,443 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 38.42 |
• Revenue | ₱ 181.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 531.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 161.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 79.17 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6210 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Ayungon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Ayungon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ayungon), officially the Municipality of Ayungon, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,102 people.[3]
Attractions include the Karalaon Bird Sanctuary, the subterranean area of the Mabato Caves, and the Pagsalsalan Twin Falls (Maaslum Falls).[5]
Ayungon is 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Dumaguete.
History
[edit]There are at least two variations of the name's origin. According to Dr. Tomoteo S. Oracion of Silliman University, during the pre-colonial periods, a certain locality is named after the most popular person living in it. The most popular person happened to be a fisherman named "Ayung", who has his own hut where travellers would stop by. It was referred to as "Ayung's Place," which was later suffixed with "-on" to form "Ayungon". Another variation revolves around the Spaniards asking a native, who was cutting a tree, about the name of the place. The native thought they were asking for his name, so he answered "Ayung". The Spaniards asked the same question again, but this time, the native thought they were asking the name of tree he was cutting, so he answered "Dungon". The Spaniards coined the term "Ayung-Dungon" to refer to this area, which was later shortened to "Ayungon".[6]
During the Spanish regime, the original town plaza was located at the beach, which was transferred further inland due to a massive flood. The town also suffered an epidemic of smallpox which took away two-thirds of the town's population. Old municipal profiles refer to Ayungon as Todos los Santos, though there are no legends to explain that Hispanic name, just as there are no tales elaborating on the ruins of apparently Hispanic fortifications on the Tampocon II shoreline, perhaps because Ayungon's colonial past was not entirely its own. For many years, it was a mere barrio of Tayasan, until 1924 when Governor General Leonard Wood came to establish Ayungon as a full-fledged municipality through the recommendation of the then-provincial governor, Enrique Villanueva.
During World War II, numerous houses were burned, as well as people being tortured and killed. Many of them passed away due to famine and malaria. Maximo Enardecido, the mayor at the time, evacuated the municipal government to Pangi, a mountainous village located south of the Poblacion. Captain Eugenio “Kusgan” Antonio led the town's guerilla movement. The town was liberated in October 1944, and the Americans came in to rehabilitate the town by lending money to pay for war damages.[6]
Geography
[edit]Ayungon is located on the midriff of Oriental Negros’ northern stretch, approximately two hours from Dumaguete.[5]
Of only three virgin forests said to be still remaining on Negros Island, one is located in barangay Banban.[5]
Barangays
[edit]Ayungon is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020[3] | 2010[7] | |||||
074602001 | Amdus | 2.2% | 1,049 | 1,407 | −2.89% | |
074602003 | Anibong | 4.5% | 2,102 | 2,131 | −0.14% | |
074602004 | Atabay | 3.0% | 1,398 | 1,225 | 1.33% | |
074602005 | Awa-an | 5.8% | 2,718 | 2,474 | 0.94% | |
074602006 | Ban-ban | 5.6% | 2,622 | 2,299 | 1.32% | |
074602007 | Calagcalag | 3.6% | 1,718 | 1,711 | 0.04% | |
074602008 | Candana-ay | 2.3% | 1,098 | 1,958 | −5.62% | |
074602009 | Carol-an | 7.2% | 3,375 | 2,899 | 1.53% | |
074602010 | Gomentoc | 4.6% | 2,173 | 2,065 | 0.51% | |
074602011 | Inacban | 3.8% | 1,803 | 1,588 | 1.28% | |
074602012 | Iniban | 2.8% | 1,298 | 1,273 | 0.19% | |
074602002 | Jandalamanon | 2.4% | 1,107 | 1,167 | −0.53% | |
074602013 | Kilaban | 1.6% | 744 | 846 | −1.28% | |
074602014 | Lamigan | 2.5% | 1,195 | 844 | 3.54% | |
074602015 | Maaslum | 3.7% | 1,741 | 1,799 | −0.33% | |
074602016 | Mabato | 6.7% | 3,164 | 3,253 | −0.28% | |
074602017 | Manogtong | 2.9% | 1,348 | 1,603 | −1.72% | |
074602018 | Nabhang | 2.6% | 1,228 | 1,463 | −1.74% | |
074602024 | Poblacion | 4.3% | 2,036 | 1,837 | 1.03% | |
074602019 | Tambo | 8.9% | 4,189 | 3,188 | 2.77% | |
074602020 | Tampocon I | 4.5% | 2,127 | 1,944 | 0.90% | |
074602021 | Tampocon II | 4.7% | 2,196 | 2,674 | −1.95% | |
074602022 | Tibyawan | 3.8% | 1,797 | 1,867 | −0.38% | |
074602023 | Tiguib | 6.1% | 2,876 | 2,631 | 0.89% | |
Total | 47,102 | 46,146 | 0.21% |
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Ayungon, Negros Oriental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
34 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
61 (2.4) |
124 (4.9) |
188 (7.4) |
190 (7.5) |
191 (7.5) |
189 (7.4) |
186 (7.3) |
124 (4.9) |
73 (2.9) |
1,442 (56.8) |
Average rainy days | 10.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 20.5 | 13.1 | 234.7 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11] |
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Ayungon
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
49.70 2009
51.59 2012
51.33 2015
52.41 2018
30.50 2021
38.42 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Ayungon is mostly rural with vast rice fields, dense coconut groves and expansive plantations of sugar cane, bananas and pineapple.[5]
Education
[edit]The public schools in the town of Ayungon are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.
Elementary schools:
- Amdus Elementary School — Amdus
- Anibong Elementary School — Anibong
- Awa-an Elementary School — Awa-an
- Ayungon Central Elementary School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion
- Banban Elementary School — Banban
- Buenavista Elementary School — Atabay
- Calagcalag Elementary School — Calagcalag
- Candana-ay Elementary School — Candana-ay
- Canlukduhan Elementary School — Sitio Canlukduhan, Gomentoc
- Carol-an Elementary School — Carol-an
- Duli-Duli Elementary School — Sitio Duli-Duli, Tibyawan
- Gomentoc Elementary School — Gomentoc
- Inacban Elementary School — Inacban
- Iniban Elementary School — Iniban
- Jandalamanon Elementary School — Jandalamanon
- Kilaban Elementary School — Kilaban
- Lamigan Elementary School — Lamigan
- Libtacon Elementary School — Sitio Libtacon, Banban
- Maaslum Elementary School — Maaslum
- Mabato Elementary School — Mabato
- Manogtong Elementary School — Manogtong
- Nabalian Elementary School — Sitio Nabalian, Carol-an
- Nabhang Elementary School — Nabhang
- So-ok Elementary School — Sitio So-ok, Mabato
- South Poblacion Elementary School — Nat'l Highway, Tampocon II
- Talanyog Elementary School — Sitio Talanyog, Carol-an
- Tambo Elementary School — Tambo
- Tampocon I Elementary School — Tampocon I
- Tibyawan Elementary School — Tibyawan
- Tiguib Elementary School — Tiguib
- Tumampon Elementary School — Sitio Tumampon, Tiguib
High schools:
- Ayungon National High School — Nat'l Highway, Tampocon I
- Ayungon NHS - Carol-an Extension — Carol-an
- Ayungon Science High School — Todos Los Santos Street, Tampocon II
- Mabato Provincial Community High School — Mabato
- Tambo National High School — Tambo
Private schools:
- Negros Academy-Negros College, Inc. — Enardecido Street, Tampocon II
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Ayungon | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d Negros Oriental Tourism "[1] Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine", About | Cities & Towns. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ a b "Municipality of Ayungon".
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Ayungon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.