# Panukulan

Panukulan, officially the Municipality of Panukulan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Panukulan), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,376 people.

## Geography

The establishment of the municipality of Panukulan begun with the separation of barangays Panukulan, Calasumanga, Libo and Lipata from its former unit the municipality of Polillo, for incorporation into the new municipality of Panukulan by virtue of the passage of Republic Act No. 2452 on June 21, 1959.
Panukulan is located in the northwestern part of the island of Polillo in the Polillo Islands which is 26 nautical miles from Infanta, Quezon. It is geographically situated at 121°48.50′ longitude and 14°56′ latitude. It is bounded in the north by the Philippine Sea (Pacific Ocean), on the east by the municipality of Burdeos, Quezon, on the south by Polillo, Quezon, and on the west by Polillo Strait. Infanta, Quezon is its nearest commercial center. Its travel time by motor boat going to Infanta and vice- versa is about 1.5 hours to 2 hours, depending on the weather condition. Only single regular trip is available, which leave Municipal Port at 7:30 AM and return from Infanta at 2:00 PM. All its barangay are accessible through banca or motorboat. Only Barangay Balungay up to the boundary of Barangay Pag-itan can be reached through land transportation. However, there are also Tricycle Operator at Barangay Libo to Kinalagti, Barangay Libo to Pandan and Barangay Calasumanga is now also connected with the municipality of Polillo through Tricycle.

### Barangays

Panukulan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Balungay
* Bato
* Bonbon
* Calasumanga
* Kinalagti
* Libo
* Lipata
* Matangkap
* Milawid
* Pagitan
* Pandan
* Rizal
* San Juan (Poblacion)

### Climate

Climate data for Panukulan, 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) | 20 (68) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33 (1.3) | 26 (1.0) | 26 (1.0) | 30 (1.2) | 109 (4.3) | 165 (6.5) | 187 (7.4) | 163 (6.4) | 162 (6.4) | 147 (5.8) | 85 (3.3) | 74 (2.9) | 1,207 (47.5) |
| Average rainy days | 10.2 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 19.9 | 23.6 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 19.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 202 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Panukulan
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* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### Elected officials

Municipal council:
Members of the Panukulan Municipal Council (2019–2022) :
| Position | Name |
| Mayor | Alfred Rigor S. Mitra |
| Vice-Mayor | Herminio Kinda Penamante |
| Councilors |
| Councilors | Jim Avellano |
| Councilors | Reagan Virrey |
| Councilors | John Paul Penamante |
| Councilors | Dante Villamin |
| Councilors | Jean Paul Rojo |
| Councilors | Janice Penamante |
| Councilors | Titing Gucilatar |
| Councilors | Joe Abel Erracho |