Pitogo, Quezon

Pitogo
Pitogo
Municipality
	Municipality of Pitogo
	Downtown area
	Flag
	Map of Quezon with Pitogo highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Pitogo Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 13°47′06″N 122°05′17″E / 13.785°N 122.0881°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
District	3rd district
Founded	January 25, 1681
Barangays	39 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Dexter L. Sayat
• Vice Mayor	Paul Timothy C. Villaflor
• Representative	Reynante U. Arrogancia
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	16,756 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	73.39 km2 (28.34 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	22,798
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
• Households	5,599
Demonym	Pitogohin
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.85% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 140.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 303.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 104.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 60.54 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4308
PSGC	045634000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Tagalog

Pitogo, officially the Municipality of Pitogo (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pitogo), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,798 people.^[3]

Pitogo is 84 kilometers (52 mi) from Lucena and 214 kilometers (133 mi) from Manila.

History and Churches

Churches

Conversión de San Pablo Parish (est.1850)

History

The fact that Pitogo is built on a promontory of rolling hills has a great rationale behind. Historical records show that this site was selected by the town's founders in 1766 because its lofty elevation provided them with good look out points for the marauding vintas of Muslim pirates who were then threatening the safety of the natives.

In 1754, a band of Christian settlers led by Juan Mauricio founded the town farther inland, a few miles up the Mayubok River, (now Pinagbayanan), to be safe from Moro depredations. But despite this precaution, the Moros came and raided the town. They came along the coastal town of Kalilayan (Tayabas).

Two years later, in 1756, Alejo Bautista became the next ruler. Again, the Moros remembering the place, visited Mayubok, burned the settlement and killed many of its inhabitants. Due to so much fright, the people placed the biggest church bell in a banca but the banca capsized at Aasnan. Expert divers tried to recover the historic bell but their toil remained futile and all in vain.

The survivors built another settlement in 1760 along the banks of Cawayanin River under Bernabe Rafael. Likewise, this community was destroyed by the Moros. St. Paul (the patron saint) was lost. He was found in a nearby barrio. The people stayed for a short time in the said barrio naming it “Adia” meaning safety.

In 1766, Buenaventura Salvador selected a well-located hill, the Maaliw Hill where few fishing huts could be found. The place was chosen because from its summit, where a native watchtower (Castillo) could be found, the approaching Moro Vintas could easily be detected while still afar.

The founding of Pitogo became very sure when a strong ruler in the person of Geronimo Santiago took care of the poblacion. He was known as Maniago whom the pirates feared so much. He ruled for almost ten years from 1771 to 1780. During that time the patron saint became famous too. The belief was that St. Paul was protecting miraculously the new town. On one occasion, when the Moros were about to enter the town, the place became all darkness and so the Moros had not other recourse but to go away.

1781 came and Juan Encarnacion became the ruler. According to legend, this was the time when St. Paul the Apostle was found under a big Pitogo tree on the promontory of Maaliw Hill. Taking this as a good omen and believing that St. Paul liked the place to be the permanent location of the poblacion, the people named the place after this palm tree known as “Pitogo” and began to settle here. This name later applied to this whole town as the community grew.

Another Mauricio became the ruler in 1814. The town was burned for the first time due to the carelessness of the inhabitants.

A very good ruler in the person of Geronimo de los Angeles came in 1817. During his time the stone church was built on the same place where St. Paul was once found on Maaliw Hill.

For two centuries, Pitogo had survived Muslim raids, epidemic conflagrations and two major wars to emerge as a thriving, pulsating community that has seen some progress during the past decades.

Geography

Barangays

Pitogo is politically subdivided into 39 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Amontay
Cometa
Biga
Bilucao
Cabulihan
Cawayanin
Gangahin
Ibabang Burgos
Ibabang Pacatin
Ibabang Piña
Ibabang Soliyao
Ilayang Burgos
Ilayang Pacatin
Ilayang Piña
Ilayang Soliyao
Nag-Cruz
Osmeña
Payte
Pinagbayanan
Masaya (Poblacion)
Manggahan (Poblacion)
Dulong Bayan (Poblacion)
Pag-Asa (Poblacion)
Castillo (Poblacion)
Maaliw (Poblacion)
Mayubok (Poblacion)
Pamilihan (Poblacion)
Dalampasigan (Poblacion)
Poctol
Quezon
Quinagasan
Rizalino
Saguinsinan
Sampaloc
San Roque
Sisirin
Sumag Este
Sumag Norte
Sumag Weste

Climate

Climate data for Pitogo, Quezon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	31 (1.2)	23 (0.9)	25 (1.0)	30 (1.2)	85 (3.3)	145 (5.7)	182 (7.2)	153 (6.0)	172 (6.8)	150 (5.9)	113 (4.4)	68 (2.7)	1,177 (46.3)
Average rainy days	11.3	8.5	9.7	11.3	18.3	23.2	26.6	25.4	25.9	24.2	19.7	15.2	219.3
Source: Meteoblue^[5]

Demographics

Population census of Pitogo
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	3,454	—
1918	4,662	+2.02%
1939	6,835	+1.84%
1948	7,668	+1.29%
1960	9,229	+1.56%
1970	12,867	+3.37%
1975	14,840	+2.90%
1980	15,825	+1.29%
1990	17,086	+0.77%
1995	18,832	+1.84%
2000	20,558	+1.90%
2007	21,095	+0.36%
2010	21,380	+0.49%
2015	23,019	+1.42%
2020	22,798	−0.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Pitogo

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20

30

40

2006
37.00

2009
24.19

2012
28.13

2015
25.37

2018
8.67

2021
25.85

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

Tourism

Conversion of Saint Paul Parish Church
Countryside Hotel
Soliyao Beach Resort
Puting Buhangin Beach
Parola / Kastilyo
Villa Rosa Ancestral House
Taklob Beach
Pacatin (Tapat-Ibayo)Beach
Pitogo Wharf
Calli Tea (Cabulihan)

Education

Secondary schools

Western Tayabas High School
Amontay National High School
Cabulihan National High School
Pitogo Community High School
Sampaloc National High School

Elementary schools

Amontay Elementary School
Cabulihan Elementary School
Cawayanin Elementary School
Dulong Bayan Elementary School
Gangahin Elementary School
Pacatin Elementary School
Piña Elementary School
Pitogo Central School Bldg. 1
Pitogo Central School Bldg. 2
Poctol Elementary School
Quinagasan Elementary School
Rizalino Elementary School
Sampaloc Elementary School
Soliyao Elementary School
Sumag Elementary School

References

^ Municipality of Pitogo | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "Pitogo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
^ "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

[1] Municipality of Pitogo | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–04-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[met_norms-5] "Pitogo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[PSA15–04-6] Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–04-7] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-04-8] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.

[LWUA-PopulationData-9] "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[10] "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[11] "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.

[12] "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.

[13] "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.

[14] "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.

[15] "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.

[16] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[17] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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v t e Province of Quezon
Lucena (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Agdangan Alabat Atimonan Buenavista Burdeos Calauag Candelaria Catanauan Dolores General Luna General Nakar Guinayangan Gumaca Infanta Jomalig Lopez Lucban Macalelon Mauban Mulanay Padre Burgos Pagbilao Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco San Narciso Sariaya Tagkawayan Tiaong Unisan
Component city	Tayabas
Highly urbanized city	Lucena (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Quezon by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters of this city are still allowed to participate in the election of provincial officials as part of Quezon’s 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan district.)