Calayan, Cagayan
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| Municipality of Calayan | |
 Map of Cagayan with Calayan highlighted | |
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  Calayan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 19°16′N 121°29′E / 19.27°N 121.48°ECoordinates: 19°16′N 121°29′E / 19.27°N 121.48°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joseph M. Llopis |
| • Vice Mayor | Edmund B. Escalante |
| • Representative | Samantha Louise V. Alfonso |
| • Electorate | 9,766 voters (2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.50 km2 (63.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,248 m (4,094 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) [3] | |
| • Total | 17,410 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,883 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.72% (2015)[4] |
| • Revenue | ₱108,846,592.47 (2016) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3520 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Climate type | tropical monsoon climate |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Ivatan Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Calayan, officially the Municipality of Calayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Calayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calayan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,410 people. [3]
Calayan is home to the Calayan rail, a flightless bird identified as a separate species in 2004 and endemic to Calayan Island.[5]
Etymology[]
The municipality's name came from the Ibanag language, literally mean "where laya (ginger) is abounded".[6]
Geography[]
It is located in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon Island and south of Taiwan via Bashi Channel to Luzon Strait. The town is composed of four of the five major islands of the Babuyan Islands namely: Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri and Babuyan Island. Calayan Island is the largest of the Babuyan Islands. Fuga Island, the fifth island within the Babuyan Islands, is part of Aparri municipality.[7] Calayan Island is located about 24 miles (39 km) west-south-west of Babuyan Island off the north coast of the Philippines and belongs to the Babuyan Islands group in the China Sea.[8] The island is hemmed between Aparri and Batanes islands and it is larger than the Fuga Island, which is 25 miles (40 km) away. It is the second district in the province of Cagayan and its 29th municipality.
Barangays[]
Calayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[9][10]
- Babuyan Claro
- Balatubat (Camiguin Island)
- Cabudadan
- Centro II
- Dadao
- Dalupiri
- Dibay
- Dilam
- Magsidel
- Minabel - (Camiguin Island)
- Naguilian - (Camiguin Island)
- Poblacion / Centro I
Climate[]
| hideClimate data for Calayan, Cagayan (1981–2011, extremes 1949–2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 170.6 (6.72) |
126.2 (4.97) |
49.4 (1.94) |
58.0 (2.28) |
159.2 (6.27) |
170.9 (6.73) |
209.1 (8.23) |
228.4 (8.99) |
318.5 (12.54) |
375.4 (14.78) |
335.1 (13.19) |
219.5 (8.64) |
2,420.3 (95.29) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 152 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 |
| Source: PAGASA[11][12] | |||||||||||||
Weather conditions are generally wet with heavy rainfall occurring during November and December. The cold winds are the northerly and north-easterly winds. The island is also affected by typhoons. [13] Calayan Island publishes tide tables and solunar tables, daily forecasts for high tides and low tides, other fishing-related data such as the lunar phase, tidal coefficient, sun and moon rising and setting times, hours of maximum fish activity and weather conditions. This data is also useful for all fishing operations in the Calayan Island, apart from navigation of other commercial and transport vessels.[14]
Demographics[]
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17][18] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Calayan was 17,410 people, [3] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy[]
| Poverty Incidence of Calayan | |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[19][20][21][22][23][24] | |
References[]
- This article contains Public domain text from the U.S. Government Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands (1906)
- ^ Municipality of Calayan | (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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ "Welcome to Calayan" Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. CalayanIsland.com. Retrieved on 2 February 2013.
- ^ The Ibatan: A Genealogy of the People of Babuyan Claro Island. Summer Institute of Linguistics, Philippines. 2005. p. xvi. ISBN 978-971-18-0400-8.
- ^ "Calayan" Archived 2013-02-16 at archive.today. Trail Behind.com. Retrieved on 2 February 2013.
- ^ Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands. Govt. Prtg. Off. p. 28.
- ^ "Calayan". Official Website of the Provincial Government of Cagayan. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Municipality/City: Calayan". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Calayan, Cagayan Climatological Normal Values". Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Calayan, Cagayan Climatological Extremes". Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ RootStates 1903, p. 6.
- ^ "Tide table". Tides4fishing.com. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- ^ "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
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