Itbayat

Itbayat
Mayan
Municipality of Itbayat
Rapang Cliffs
Rapang Cliffs
Flag of Itbayat
Official seal of Itbayat
Nickname: 
Northernmost Settlement of the Philippines
Map of Batanes with Itbayat highlighted
Map of Batanes with Itbayat highlighted
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Itbayat is located in Philippines
Itbayat
Itbayat
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 20°47′16″N 121°50′29″E / 20.7878°N 121.8415°E / 20.7878; 121.8415
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceBatanes
District Lone district
Founded1935
Barangays5 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSabas C. de Sagon
 • Vice MayorFerdinand G. Asa
 • RepresentativeCiriaco B. Gato Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate2,085 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total83.13 km2 (32.10 sq mi)
Elevation
277 m (909 ft)
Highest elevation
991 m (3,251 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total3,128
 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
 • Households
923
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
12.01
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 56.78 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 124.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 46.35 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatanes Electric Cooperative (BATANELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3905
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesItbayat
Ivatan
Yami
Tagalog
Ilocano

Itbayat, officially the Municipality of Itbayat, (Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Itbayat; Ilocano: Ili ti Itbayat; Tagalog: Bayan ng Itbayat), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. In the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,128 people.[3]

Itbayat is the country's northernmost municipality, located 156 kilometers (97 mi) from the southernmost tip of Taiwan.

The main island of Itbayat is the largest in Batanes. The municipality includes the rest of the province's northern islands, all small and mostly uninhabited. These islands are, from south to north: Di'nem Island, Siayan, Misanga, Ah'li, and Mavulis Island, the northernmost island of the Philippine archipelago.

  1. ^ Municipality of Itbayat | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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