Patnanungan, Quezon
Patnanungan, officially the Municipality of Patnanungan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Patnanungan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,052 people.
A shoe-shaped island municipality facing the Philippine Sea, it has various island and islet borders like Burdeos, Jomalig Island, Pollilo Strait, Lamon Bay and Palasan Island. It is part of the Polillo Islands.
Geography
Barangays
Patnanungan is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Amaga
- Busdak
- Kilogan
- Luod
- Patnanungan Norte
- Patnanungan Sur (Poblacion)
Climate
| Climate data for Patnanungan, Quezon | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
29 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) |
33 (1.3) |
35 (1.4) |
38 (1.5) |
138 (5.4) |
190 (7.5) |
242 (9.5) |
216 (8.5) |
224 (8.8) |
200 (7.9) |
114 (4.5) |
94 (3.7) |
1,564 (61.6) |
| Average rainy days | 12.2 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 22.3 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 223.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,038 | — |
| 1975 | 6,371 | +4.82% |
| 1980 | 7,456 | +3.19% |
| 1990 | 9,447 | +2.40% |
| 1995 | 9,638 | +0.38% |
| 2000 | 11,034 | +2.94% |
| 2007 | 12,825 | +2.10% |
| 2010 | 13,865 | +2.88% |
| 2015 | 14,606 | +1.00% |
| 2020 | 15,052 | +0.59% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Patnanungan
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2006
71.20 2009
36.00 2012
55.41 2015
45.17 2018
24.14 2021
21.31 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Government
Elected officials
Municipal council (2022-2025):
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Marie Claire A. Larita-Natividad |
| Vice Mayor | Reynaldo Añonuevo |
| Councilors | |
| Leticia G. Lopez | |
| Edwin Aguilar | |
| Jose Caballero | |
| Nelson Manlugon | |
| Rodrigo Toledo | |
| Ronald Armada | |
| Baby Jean C. Bantucan | |
| Roberto Briz | |
| Arjan P. Bandales (Ex-Officio Member, PPSK President) |