Ragay

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.^[5]

Ragay
Municipality
Municipality of Ragay
Flag Seal
Map of Camarines Sur with Ragay highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Ragay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°49′18″N 122°47′23″E
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	41,000 voters (2025)
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  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	58,843
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Households	14,112
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	40.65 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 326.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 1,150 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 202.4 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 290.5 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camarines Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4410
PSGC	0501730000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)54
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog Manide
Website	ragay.camarinessur.gov.ph

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
• San Lorenzo Ruíz Parish - Godofredo Reyes Sr
• Nuestra Señora de la Salvación Parish - Banga Caves
• San Andrés Apóstol Parish - Liboro

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[6]

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	+0.56%
2024	58,843	−0.37%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Ragay, Camarines Sur, was 59,770 people,^[12] 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 60 2000 56.51 2003 50.30 2006 47.60 2009 46.40 2012 37.42 2015 44.65 2018 30.41 2021 40.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

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.^[21] 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.^[22]

Another expressway that will serve Ragay is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur.^[23]

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