# Aglipay, Quirino

Aglipay, officially the Municipality of Aglipay (Ilocano: Ili ti Aglipay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Aglipay), is a municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,714 people.
Aglipay is 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) from Cabarroguis and 371 kilometers (231 mi) from Manila.

## Etymology

Aglipay derives its named from Gregorio Aglipay, a Filipino priest and revolutionary who opposed the Spanish colonizers and settled along the banks of the Addalam River in the present-day municipality.

## History

Aglipay was established as a municipality in Nueva Vizcaya by virtue of Executive Order No. 368, signed by President Elpidio Quirino on November 11, 1950. Later, on June 18, 1966, the municipality was incorporated to the newly established sub-province of Quirino by virtue of Republic Act No. 4734.
On June 21, 1969, Barrios Banuar, Bekebik, Burgos, Capellangan, Dabibi, Del Pilar, Dingasan, Eden, Malini, Mangandingay, Tucod, Villamor, and Zamora were ceded to Cabarroguis, the provincial capital.

## Geography
### Barangays

Aglipay is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have I sitios.
* Dagupan
* Dumabel
* Dungo (Osmeña)
* Guinalbin
* Ligaya
* Palacian
* Pinaripad Sur
* Progreso (Poblacion)
* Ramos
* Rang-ayan
* San Antonio
* San Francisco
* San Leonardo
* San Ramon
* Victoria
* Villa Pagaduan
* Villa Santiago
* Alicia
* Cabugao
* Diodol
* Nagabgaban
* Pinaripad Norte
* San Benigno
* San Manuel
* Villa Ventura

### Climate

Climate data for Aglipay, Quirino :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 28 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67 (2.6) | 54 (2.1) | 51 (2.0) | 50 (2.0) | 135 (5.3) | 166 (6.5) | 199 (7.8) | 191 (7.5) | 188 (7.4) | 157 (6.2) | 102 (4.0) | 104 (4.1) | 1,464 (57.5) |
| Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 230.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Aglipay
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 2000 35.76
* 2003 30.04
* 2006 22.00
* 2009 16.34
* 2012 18.18
* 2015 14.07
* 2018 11.6
* 2021 11.58
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### Local government

Aglipay is part of the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.

## Education

The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.