Ragay

Ragay, officially the Municipality of Ragay (Banwaan kan Ragay; Bayan ng 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 79 km from Pili and 317 km 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.

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

Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Ragay, Camarines Sur, was 59,770 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.

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.