Ajuy, Iloilo

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Ajuy is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 45,192 people in 8,312 households.

Schools

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) in honor of the lot's donor. A private elementary school is also in existence, Ajuy Christian Development Academy.

Churches

The town has many churches namely Ajuy Baptist Church, Ajuy Evalengical Church, Church of the Nazarene, Bible Baptist Church, Roman Catholic Church, Aglipayan Church, Iglesia ni Cristo and Seventh-day Adventist.

Current mayor of the town is Dr. Jett Rojas. The town's main source of livelihood is fishing and farming.

[edit] Barangays

Ajuy is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.

Adcadarao Agbobolo Badiangan Barrido Bato Biasong Bay-ang Bucana Bunglas Central Culasi Lanjagan Luca Malayu-an

Mangorocoro Nasidman Pantalan Nabaye Pantalan Navarro Pedada Pili Pinantan Diel Pinantan Elizalde Pinay Espinosa Poblacion Progreso

Puente Bunglas Punta Buri Rojas San Antonio Silagon Santo Rosario Tagubanhan Taguhangin Tanduyan Tipacla Tubogan

[edit] External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

Coordinates: 11°10′N 123°01′E