Patnanungan, officially the Municipality of Patnanungan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
History Patnanungan was once a barrio part of Polillo, dating back to the Spanish colonial era. On June 12, 1948, barrio Patnanungan was excised from Polillo and incorporated into the newly established municipality of Burdeos.
Patnanungan was established as a municipal district on June 18, 1961, out of six barrios and ten islands previously from Burdeos.
Geography A shoe-shaped island municipality facing the Philippine Sea, it has various island and islet borders like Burdeos, Jomalig Island, Pollilo Strait, Lamon Bay and Palasan Island. It is part of the Polillo Islands.
Barangays Patnanungan is politically subdivided into 6 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. Amaga Busdak Kilogan Luod Patnanungan Norte Patnanungan Sur (Poblacion)
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
Elected officials Municipal council (2022-2025): + Members of the Patnanungan Municipal CouncilPosition Name Mayor Marie Claire A. Larita-Natividad Vice Mayor Reynaldo Añonuevo Councilors Leticia G. Lopez Edwin Aguilar Jose Caballero Nelson Manlugon Rodrigo Toledo Ronald Armada Baby Jean C. Bantucan Roberto Briz Arjan P. Bandales (Ex-Officio Member, PPSK President)
Education The Patnanungan-Jomalig Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.
Primary and elementary schools
Amaga Elementary School Busdak Elementary School Guinaygayan Elementary School Katakian Elementary School Kilogan Elementary School Luod Integrated School Patnanungan Central School Patnanungan Norte Elementary School Sinintan Elementary School St. Isidore Diocesan School Tapol Elementary School
Secondary schools
Busdak National High School Paaralang Sekundarya ng Patnanungan Norte Patnanungan National High School
See also List of islands of the Philippines
References
External links Patnanungan Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System