Agutaya


', officially the ', is a of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.
An island municipality, it is the eastern part of the Cuyo Archipelago in the Sulu Sea, and the municipality covers several islands, including its namesake Agutaya Island, which is the second largest island of the Cuyo archipelago, as well as Diit, Halog, Maracanao, Matarawis, Eke, and Quiniluban islands.

Geography

Agutaya Island is the second largest of the Cuyo group with an area of about. The north-eastern part is hilly. Four peaks tower over the island. The middle and highest of the four peaks, high, is covered with cogon, the others being wooded.
Native sailboats used to be unable to sail to and from the nearby island of Cuyo, due to the strength of the monsoon, either the Northwest monsoon in wintertime, or the Southwest monsoon in summer.

Volcano

Agutaya is an inactive volcano, ASL, located at, in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology lists Agutaya as inactive.

Barangays

The Municipality of Agutaya is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.

Demographics

In the, the population of Agutaya was people, with a density of.

Languages

Agutaya is home to a specific language, called the Agutaynen language, spoken by 10,000 people overall. Today, half of its speakers live in Agutaya, while the rest live in other communities of Palawan. Tagalog and Cuyonon are also widely spoken.