Calanasan

Calanasan
Bayag
Municipality of Calanasan
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Calanasan is located in Philippines
Calanasan
Calanasan
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°15′18″N 121°02′37″E / 18.255°N 121.0436°E / 18.255; 121.0436
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceApayao
District Lone district
FoundedJune 25, 1963
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorShamir M. Bulut (NP)
 • Vice MayorMartin Lucero B. Lawat (NPC)
 • RepresentativeEleanor Bulut-Begtang
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate8,552 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total1,256.15 km2 (485.00 sq mi)
Elevation
554 m (1,818 ft)
Highest elevation
1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total12,550
 • Density10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Households
2,607
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.81
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 297.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 700.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 204.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 88.92 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityKalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3814
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)74
Native languagesIsnag
Ilocano
Tagalog

Calanasan, officially the Municipality of Calanasan, (Ilocano: Ili ti Calanasan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calanasan), (formerly known as Bayag,[5] meaning "slow") is a 1st class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,550 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]

Its land area is 1,256.15 square kilometres (485.00 sq mi), making it the largest municipality in the province. Calanasan is the source of the Apayao River which empties into the South China Sea and is the only navigable river in Apayao.

  1. ^ Municipality of Calanasan | (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). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Republic Act No. 4980 - An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Bayag, Mountain Province, to Calanasan". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 17 June 1967. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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