Ajuy, officially the Municipality of Ajuy ( hil, Banwa sang Ajuy, tgl, Bayan ng Ajuy), is a 2nd class

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in the

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Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,462 people.

Geography

Ajuy is from

Iloilo City Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of ...

and from

Roxas City Roxas City, officially the City of Roxas (Capiznon/ hil, Dakbanwa sang Roxas; fil, Lungsod ng Roxas), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 179,2 ...

Barangays

Ajuy is politically subdivided into 34

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Ajuy, Iloilo, was 53,462 people, with a density of .

Religion

The town has many churches namely Ajuy Baptist Church, Ajuy Evangelical Church, Church of the Nazarene, Bible Baptist Church, Evangel Family Church, Roman Catholic Church, Aglipayan Church or the

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,Emmanuel Riverside Mission Baptist Church ,Bobog Baptist Church, Pinay Espinosa Baptist Church ,Iglesia ni Cristo and

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. The town's main source of livelihood is fishing and farming.

Economy

Government

List of former chief executives

Mayors of Ajuy: *Dionisio Diel 1916-1918 *Roberto Tupas, Sr. 1918-1925 *Basilio V. Dignadice 1925-1929 *Juan Q. Dignadice 1929-1937 *Juan Villaruz Centeno, Sr. 1937-1946 *Pedro Beatingo Molina 1946-1955 *Jose Dignadice Rojas, Jr. 1955-1978 *Jose Tupas Rojas, lll 1978–1986, 1988-1998 *Napoleon O. Dignadice 1986-1987 *Vidal Celis Villaruz, Jr. 1987-1988 *Juan Rojas Alvarez 2007-2016 *Jett Castor Rojas 1998–2007, 2016–present

Education

The

Northern Iloilo State University The Northern Iloilo State University ''(NISU)'' is a state university in the Philippines. It is mandated to provide higher and advanced education and training in the fields of education, industrial technology, criminology, agriculture, fishery, h ...

has an Ajuy Branch located in the

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. Ajuy's central public elementary school is Alejo Posadas Elementary School (APMES), named in honor of the lot's donor. A private elementary school is also in existence, Ajuy Christian Development Academy.

Library

The Island of Panay House of Wisdom library is an open (free use) library located at road 2, Barangay Barrido with more than 2,000 books and updated magazines for reading and research purposes. Pastor Lilianita Dulos and Brendalyn Dulos opened this library for the youth of Panay to help create more empowered Ajuynons youth and high thinking individual.

References

External links

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