Ajuy, Iloilo

Ajuy
Municipality
Map of Iloilo with Ajuy highlighted
Ajuy Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province	Iloilo
Legislative district	5th district of Iloilo
Barangays	34
Government
• Mayor	Juan R. Alvarez
Area
• Total	175.57 km2 (67.79 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	47,248
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	5012
Dialing code	33

Ajuy is a second class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 47,248.

Barangays

Ajuy is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.

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Demographics

Population census of Ajuy
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	38,120	—
1995	38,415	+0.14%
2000	45,192	+3.54%
2007	47,113	+0.58%
2010	47,248	+0.10%
Source: National Statistics Office

Churches

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 Philippine Independent Church, Iglesia ni Cristo and Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Current mayor of the town is Juan Alvarez. The town's main source of livelihood is fishing and farming.

Education

The Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College has an Ajuy Branch located in the Poblacion. Ajuy's central public elememtary 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, Brgy. 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.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System