Remedios T. Romualdez Explained

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Named For:Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, Imelda Marcos' mother
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Nickname:Agay
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Established Title:Founded
Established Date:September 08, 1982
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Leader Name:Richard P. Daquipil
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Leader Name1:Eleuterio D. Enriquez
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Remedios T. Romualdez, officially the Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Remedios T. Romualdez; Tagalog: Bayan ng Remedios T. Romualdez), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,155 people, making it the least populated town in the province.

The town is one of the leading rice producers of Agusan del Norte province.

Etymology

Remedios T. Romualdez was named after Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, the mother of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, the wife of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.

History

Remedios T. Romualdez was created into a municipality on September 8, 1982, when the barangays of Agay, Basilisa, Humilog, Tagbongabong, San Antonio, and Panaytayon, all of the then-municipality of Cabadbaran, were constituted into the newly created town, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 236.[1]

The seat of the Municipal Government Center was designated in Barangay Agay, now Barangay Poblacion 1.

Remedios T. Romualdez is the youngest town in the Province of Agusan del Norte.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the 2730.24adj=mid2adj=mid total area of Agusan del Norte.

It is situated along the Maharlika Highway. It is bounded by Cabadbaran to the north, Municipality of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur to the east, Butuan to the south, and Magallanes, Agusan del Norte to the west.

Elevation

Remedios T. Romualdez is located at . Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 23.8 meters above sea level (M.a.s.l.).

Barangays

Remedios T. Romualdez is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Remedios T. Romualdez had a population of 17,155. The population density was NaN17,155/79.15.

Tourism

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 September 1982. Batas Pambansa Blg. 236 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez in the Province of Agusan Del Norte. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 17 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20131027035911/http://www.chanrobles.com/bataspambansa/bataspambansablg236.html. 27 October 2013.