Calayan | |
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Municipality of Calayan | |
![]() Smith Volcano on Babuyan Island | |
![]() Map of Cagayan with Calayan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 19°15′43″N 121°28′31″E / 19.2619°N 121.4753°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 |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 9,499 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 494.53 km2 (190.94 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 | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,250 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.58 |
• Revenue | ₱ 166.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 622.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 142.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 134.4 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3520 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Ivatan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Calayan, officially the Municipality of Calayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Calayan; Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Calayan; Ibanag: Ili nat 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]
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