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Sagñay
Municipality
Municipality of Sagñay
Saint Andrew the Apostle Church
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SagñayLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°36′14″N 123°31′24″E / 13.6039°N 123.5233°E / 13.6039; 123.5233
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 Paolo Y. Chavez Anderson E. Sical Ofelia L. Lwin Felix S. Fuentebella V Delfin C. Amatorio Felix O. del Castillo Jr. Noe B. Sorita Jonathan P. Brutas
• Electorate	22,581 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	154.76 km (59.75 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Highest elevation	891 m (2,923 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	36,841
• Density	240/km (620/sq mi)
• Households	8,249
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	44.99% (2021)
• 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	051731000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)54
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog

Sagñay, [saˈŋaj], officially the Municipality of Sagñay (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Sagñay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sagñay), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,841 people.

Based of this information, there is a population density of 238 people per sq kilometer (617 people per mile).

History

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.

Geography

Sagñay has a land area of 154.76 sq kilometers (59.75 miles).

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.

Climate

Barangays

Sagñay is subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Aniog
• Atulayan
• Bongalon
• Buracan
• Catalotoan
• Del Carmen (Poblacion)
• Kilantaao
• Kilomaon
• Mabca
• Minadongjol
• Nato
• Patitinan
• San Antonio (Poblacion)
• San Isidro (Poblacion)
• San Roque (Poblacion)
• Santo Niño
• Sibaguan
• Tinorongan
• Turague

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Sagñay, Camarines Sur, was 36,841 people, with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sagñay

Education

Elementary schools

Sagñay has 17 DepEd elementary schools, namely:

• Aniog Elementary School - 112977 - Mountain
• Atulayan Elementary School - 112978 - Coastal
• Bolo Elementary School - 112979 - Mountain
• Bongalon Elementary School - 112980 - Coastal
• Buracan Elementary School - 112981 - Poblacion and Mainland
• Catalotoan Elementary School - 112982 - Mountain
• Kilantaao Elementary School -112983 - Mountain
• Mabca Elementary School - 112984 - Poblacion and Mainland
• Minadongjol Elementary School - 112985 - mountain
• Nato Elementary School - 112985 - Coastal
• Odiongan Elementary School - 112986 - Coastal
• Patitinan Elementary School - 112987 - Coastal
• Quilomaon Elementary School - 112988 - Mountain
• Sagñay Central School - 112989 - Poblacion and Mainland
• Sibaguan Elementary School -112990 - Coastal
• Sto. Niño Elementary School -112991 - Coastal
• Turague Elementary School - 112993 - Coastal

Gallery

• St. Andrew Church
• Nato Beach
• Nato Port
• Atulayan Island

References

1.  Municipality of Sagñay | (DILG)
2. "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.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Sagnay, Camarines Sur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
9. "Province of Camarines Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

v t e Places adjacent to Sagñay
Tigaon Ocampo Sagñay Lagonoy Gulf Iriga Buhi Tiwi, Albay

v t e Province of Camarines Sur
Pili (capital) Naga (largest city)
Municipalities	Baao Balatan Bato Bombon Buhi Bula Cabusao Calabanga Camaligan Canaman Caramoan Del Gallego Gainza Garchitorena Goa Lagonoy Libmanan Lupi Magarao Milaor Minalabac Nabua Ocampo Pamplona Pasacao Pili Presentacion Ragay Sagñay San Fernando San Jose Sipocot Siruma Tigaon Tinambac
Component city	Iriga
Independent component city	Naga (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Camarines Sur by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

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