Ragay

Municipality in Camarines Sur, Philippines

Municipality in Bicol Region, Philippines

Ragay

Municipality

Municipality of Ragay

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Ragay

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 13°49′18″N 122°47′23″E﻿ / ﻿13.8217°N 122.7897°E﻿ / 13.8217; 122.7897
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, 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 is 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Pili and 317 kilometres (197 mi) from Manila.

## History

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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

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* 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

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### Public Tertiary/College Level

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* Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Ragay (est. 1993)

## Geography

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### Barangays

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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

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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

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Population census of RagayYear| 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

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Poverty incidence of Ragay

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

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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

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ Municipality of Ragay |  (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. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. ^ "Ragay, Camarines Sur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
7. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
21. ^ "SLEX Toll Road 5 to connect Quezon province to Sorsogon". YugaTech. August 18, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
22. ^ "San Miguel investing P122B for SLEX Toll Road 5, Pasig River Expressway projects". GMA News Online. August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
23. ^ "QUEZON–BICOL EXPRESSWAY | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-06.

## External links

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* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
* Philippine Census Information
* Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur
* Official website

Places adjacent to Ragay

|  | Del Gallego |

|
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|  |
Ragay Gulf |

Ragay

| Lupi
|  |
| Ragay Gulf |

* v
* t
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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.)

* v
* t
* e

Bicol Region (Region V)

Provinces|

* Albay
* Camarines Norte
* Camarines Sur
* Catanduanes
* Masbate
* Sorsogon

Regional center|

* Legazpi

Provincial capitals|

* Daet
* Legazpi
* Masbate City
* Pili
* Sorsogon City
* Virac

Metropolitan areas|

* Metro Naga

Independent component cities|

* Naga

Component cities|

* Legazpi
* Iriga
* Ligao
* Masbate City
* Sorsogon City
* Tabaco

Municipalities|

* Aroroy
* Baao
* Bacacay
* Bagamanoc
* Balatan
* Baleno
* Balud
* Baras
* Barcelona
* Basud
* Bato (Camarines Sur)
* Bato (Catanduanes)
* Batuan
* Bombon
* Buhi
* Bula
* Bulan
* Bulusan
* Cabusao
* Calabanga
* Camalig
* Camaligan
* Canaman
* Capalonga
* Caramoan
* Caramoran
* Casiguran
* Cataingan
* Cawayan
* Claveria
* Daet
* Daraga
* Del Gallego
* Dimasalang
* Donsol
* Esperanza
* Gainza
* Garchitorena
* Gigmoto
* Goa
* Gubat
* Guinobatan
* Irosin
* Jose Panganiban
* Jovellar
* Juban
* Labo
* Lagonoy
* Libmanan
* Libon
* Lupi
* Magallanes
* Magarao
* Malilipot
* Malinao
* Mandaon
* Manito
* Matnog
* Mercedes
* Milaor
* Milagros
* Minalabac
* Mobo
* Monreal
* Nabua
* Oas
* Ocampo
* Palanas
* Pamplona
* Pandan
* Panganiban
* Paracale
* Pasacao
* Pilar
* Pili
* Pio Duran
* Pio V. Corpuz
* Placer
* Polangui
* Presentacion
* Prieto Diaz
* Ragay
* Rapu-Rapu
* Sagñay
* San Andres
* San Fernando (Camarines Sur)
* San Fernando (Masbate)
* San Jacinto
* San Jose
* San Lorenzo Ruiz
* San Miguel
* San Pascual
* San Vicente
* Santa Elena
* Santa Magdalena
* Santo Domingo
* Sipocot
* Siruma
* Talisay
* Tigaon
* Tinambac
* Tiwi
* Uson
* Viga
* Vinzons
* Virac

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