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 | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Iguig | |
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Nickname: Pottery Center of Cagayan | |
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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 | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ferdinand B. Trinidad |
• Vice Mayor | Juditas L. Trinidad |
• Representative | Joseph L. Lara |
• Electorate | 16,942 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• 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 | |
• 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 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
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.
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 data for Iguig, Cagayan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
29 (84) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 155 (6.1) |
113 (4.4) |
89 (3.5) |
58 (2.3) |
127 (5.0) |
131 (5.2) |
154 (6.1) |
184 (7.2) |
151 (5.9) |
247 (9.7) |
221 (8.7) |
292 (11.5) |
1,922 (75.6) |
Average rainy days | 19.6 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 12 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 23 | 25.0 | 23 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 21.6 | 230.1 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
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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.
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.
Position | Name |
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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 | |
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.
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