# Ragay

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.
Ragay is 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Pili and 317 kilometres (197 mi) from Manila.

## History

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.

## Churches

* Santísima Trinidad Parish - Poblacion (est.1753)
* San Lorenzo Ruíz Parish - Godofredo Reyes Sr (est.1988)
* Nuestra Señora de la Salvación Parish - Banga Caves (est.1998)
* San Andrés Apóstol Parish - Liboro (est. 2021)

## Education
### Public Tertiary/College Level

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

## Geography
### Barangays

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

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 ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Ragay, Camarines Sur, was 59,770 people, with a density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre or 390 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Ragay
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 47.60
* 2009 46.40
* 2012 37.42
* 2015 44.65
* 2018 30.41
* 2021 40.65
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Transportation

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. 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.
Another expressway that will serve Ragay is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur.

## Gallery

* 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