Sagñay
Municipality in Camarines Sur, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Camarines Sur, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sagñay, [saˈŋaj], officially the Municipality of Sagñay (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Sagñay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sagñay), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur in the Philippines. It has a land area of 154.76 sq kilometers (59.75 miles). According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,841 people.[3] Based of this information, there is a population density of 238 people per sq kilometer (617 people per mile).
Sagñay | |
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Municipality of Sagñay | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°36′14″N 123°31′24″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Camarines Sur |
District | 4th district |
Founded | November 30, 1684 |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | John Vincent B. Fuentebella |
• Vice Mayor | Harold Bryan A. San Felipe |
• Representative | Arnulf Bryan B. Fuentebella |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 22,581 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 154.76 km2 (59.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Highest elevation | 891 m (2,923 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 36,841 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,249 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 44.99 |
• Revenue | ₱ 166.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 378.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 115.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 72.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Camarines Sur 4 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 4) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4421 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
Native languages | Central Bikol Tagalog |
Atulayan Island is under the jurisdiction of this municipality. Sagñay is 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Pili, 484 kilometres (301 mi) from Manila, and 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Legazpi City.
Sagñay was established in the late 17th century by the Spanish friars. Like the town of Lagonoy, Sagñay also formed part of the province of Albay but it was separated in the year 1846 by the order of Governor General Narciso Claveria.
The parish of St. Andrew was founded in the same year that Sagñay gained its independence as a town. The town's annual fiesta is held every November 30, honoring Saint Andrew the Apostle - Town's Patron Saint.
Climate data for Sagñay, Camarines Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
33 (91) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (83) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 252.8 (9.95) |
82.88 (3.26) |
137.93 (5.43) |
63.69 (2.51) |
78.31 (3.08) |
229.42 (9.03) |
288.31 (11.35) |
280.99 (11.06) |
112.39 (4.42) |
210.87 (8.30) |
599.07 (23.59) |
194.80 (7.67) |
2,531.46 (99.65) |
Average rainy days | 29 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 316 |
Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[5] |
Sagñay is subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Sagñay, Camarines Sur, was 36,841 people,[3] with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Sagñay
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
48.30 2009
51.75 2012
37.28 2015
44.21 2018
33.93 2021
44.99 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Sagñay has 17 DepEd elementary schools, namely:
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