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Iguig (Ibanag: Ili nat Iguig; Ilocano: Ili ti Iguig; Tagalog: Bayan ng Iguig), officially the Municipality of Iguig, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,060 people. [3]

Iguig
Municipality
Municipality of Iguig
St. James the Apostle Parish in Calvary Hills
Seal
Nickname:  Pottery Center of Cagayan
Map of Cagayan with Iguig highlighted
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Iguig Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°45′06″N 121°44′11″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
District	3rd district
Founded	December 28, 1607
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ferdinand B. Trinidad
• Vice Mayor	Juditas L. Trinidad
• Representative	Joseph L. Lara
• Electorate	16,942 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	108.10 km2 (41.74 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Lowest elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	30,060
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
• Households	6,070
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	11.12% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱130,622,965.86 (2020)
• Assets	₱335,779,218.38 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱129,082,167.67 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱196,728,402.27 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3504
PSGC	021515000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.iguig-cagayan.gov.ph

It is best known as the hometown of Dado Banatao, a well-known Filipino-American software engineer credited for having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip.[5]

Iguig is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Tuguegarao and 495 kilometres (308 mi) from Manila.

Geography

Barangays

Iguig is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Iguig

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 3,800 —     1918 5,413 +2.39% 1939 8,205 +2.00% 1948 8,115 −0.12% 1960 11,263 +2.77% 1970 13,684 +1.96% 1975 14,286 +0.87% 1980 15,760 +1.98%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 18,598 +1.67% 1995 19,100 +0.50% 2000 21,858 +2.93% 2007 26,096 +2.47% 2010 25,559 −0.75% 2015 27,862 +1.66% 2020 30,060 +1.50%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Iguig was 30,060 people, [3] with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometre or 730 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Government

Iguig, belonging to the third legislative district of the province of Cagayan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[18]

Position	Name
Congressman	Joseph L. Lara
Mayor	Ferdinand B. Trinidad
Vice-Mayor	Juditas L. Trinidad
Councilors	Ma. Riza Lyn B. Callueng
	Benjamin C. Pascual Jr.
	Juliet P. Barizo
	Juanito P. Ramos
	Mario B. Pelovello
	Raul B. Trinidad
	Marcial P. Liquigan
	Ventura D. Zinampan

Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.[19] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[20] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

References

External links

• Media related to Iguig at Wikimedia Commons
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

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Iguig ist eine Stadtgemeinde in der philippinischen Provinz Cagayan. Im Jahre 2015 lebten in dem 108 km² große Gebiet 27.862 Einwohner, wodurch sich eine Bevölkerungsdichte von 258 Einwohnern pro km² ergibt. Iguig wurde 1607 gegründet und wird von den drei philippinischen Ethnien Itawes, Ibanag und Ilokano bewohnt.

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