Ragay
Ragay, officially the Municipality of Ragay (; ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,770 people.

Ragay is  from Pili and  from Manila.

History
No date was known as to the establishment of the municipality of Ragay although it was recorded that the town was still a visita of Lupi on April 15, 1753.

Geography

Barangays
Ragay is politically subdivided into 38 barangay's. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
 
 Agao-ao
 Agrupacion
 Amomokpok
 Apad
 Apale
 Banga Caves
 Baya
 Binahan Proper
 Binahan Upper
 Buenasuerte
 Cabadisan
 Cabinitan
 Cabugao
 Caditaan
 Cale
 Godofredo Reyes Sr.(Catabang)
 Catabangan Proper
 Inandawa
 Laguio
 Lanipga-Cawayan
 Liboro
 Lohong
 Lower Omon
 Lower Santa Cruz
 Panaytayan
 Panaytayan Nuevo
 Patalunan
 Poblacion Ilaod
 Poblacion Iraya
 Port Junction Norte
 Port Junction Sur
 Salvacion
 Samay
 San Rafael
 F. Simeon (Pugod)
 Tagbac
 Upper Omon
 Upper Santa Cruz

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Ragay, Camarines Sur, was 59,770 people, with a density of .

Economy

Transportation

The municipality is connected with Manila by the Andaya Highway and daily rail services to and from Naga & Legazpi are provided by the Philippine National Railways.

In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway. A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.

Another expressway that will serve Ragay is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur.

References

External links
 [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
Philippine Census Information
Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur
 

Municipalities of Camarines Sur