Remedios T. Romualdez, officially the Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Remedios T. Romualdez; Tagalog: Bayan ng Remedios T. Romualdez), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,155 people. [3]
Remedios T. Romualdez
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez | |
![]() Remedios T. Romualdez Municipal Public Market | |
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Nickname: Agay | |
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Coordinates: 9°03′N 125°35′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Agusan del Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | September 08, 1982 |
Named for | Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, Imelda Marcos's mother |
Barangays | 8 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Richard P. Daquipil |
• Vice Mayor | Eleuterio D. Enriquez |
• Representative | Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 12,830 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 79.15 km2 (30.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
Highest elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,155 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,486 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 27.74% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱88,260,398.54 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱247,002,878.43 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱69,911,252.19 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱50,661,482.54 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8611 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
Website | www |
The town is one of the leading rice producers of Agusan del Norte province.
Remedios T. Romualdez was named after Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, the mother of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, the wife of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
Remedios T. Romualdez was created into a municipality on September 8, 1982, when the barangays of Agay, Basilisa, Humilog, Tagbongabong, San Antonio, and Panaytayon, all of the then-municipality of Cabadbaran, were constituted into the newly created town, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 236.[5]
The seat of the Municipal Government Center was designated in Barangay Agay, now Barangay Poblacion 1.
Remedios T. Romualdez is the youngest town in the Province of Agusan del Norte.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 79.15 square kilometres (30.56 sq mi) [6] constituting 2.90% of the 2,730.24-square-kilometre- (1,054.15 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Norte.
It is situated along the Maharlika Highway. It is bounded by Cabadbaran City to the north, Municipality of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur to the east, Butuan City to the south, and Magallanes, Agusan del Norte to the west.
Remedios T. Romualdez is located at 9°03′N 125°35′E. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 23.8 meters above sea level (M.a.s.l.).
Climate data for Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 277 (10.9) |
211 (8.3) |
155 (6.1) |
109 (4.3) |
166 (6.5) |
191 (7.5) |
154 (6.1) |
138 (5.4) |
127 (5.0) |
173 (6.8) |
241 (9.5) |
231 (9.1) |
2,173 (85.5) |
Average rainy days | 22.7 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 25.9 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 26.1 | 25.1 | 26.8 | 24.3 | 23.1 | 288.2 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Remedios T. Romualdez is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.[8]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [9] | |||||
160212002 | Balangbalang | 14.5% | 2,482 | 2,362 | ▴ | 0.48% |
160212003 | Basilisa | 12.7% | 2,181 | 2,092 | ▴ | 0.40% |
160212004 | Humilog | 10.3% | 1,768 | 1,675 | ▴ | 0.52% |
160212005 | Panaytayon | 6.3% | 1,084 | 1,077 | ▴ | 0.06% |
160212001 | Poblacion I (Agay) | 15.2% | 2,611 | 2,581 | ▴ | 0.11% |
160212008 | Poblacion II | 10.3% | 1,764 | 2,027 | ▾ | −1.32% |
160212006 | San Antonio | 12.4% | 2,122 | 1,958 | ▴ | 0.77% |
160212007 | Tagbongabong | 11.9% | 2,046 | 1,963 | ▴ | 0.40% |
Total | 17,155 | 15,735 | ▴ | 0.83% |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1990 | 10,490 | — |
1995 | 12,621 | +3.53% |
2000 | 13,359 | +1.23% |
2007 | 14,976 | +1.59% |
2010 | 15,735 | +1.82% |
2015 | 16,058 | +0.39% |
2020 | 17,155 | +1.31% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [9] [11][12] |
In the 2020 census, Remedios T. Romualdez had a population of 17,155. [3] The population density was 220 inhabitants per square kilometre (570/sq mi).
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