Iguig
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 2015 census, it has a population of 27,862 people. [3]
Iguig | |
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Municipality of Iguig | |
St. James the Apostle Parish in Calvary Hills | |
Seal | |
Nickname(s): Pottery Center of Cagayan | |
Map of Cagayan with Iguig highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Iguig Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°45′N 121°44′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) |
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) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,862 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,070 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 12.54% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱82,498,437.94 (2016) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3504 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Climate type | tropical monsoon climate |
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]
Barangays
Iguig is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.
- Ajat (Poblacion)
- Atulu
- Baculud
- Bayo
- Campo
- Dumpao
- Gammad
- Garab
- Malabbac
- Manaoag (Aquiliquilao)
- Minanga Norte
- Minanga Sur
- Nattanzan (Poblacion)
- Redondo
- Salamague
- San Esteban (Capitan)
- San Isidro (Ugac West)
- San Lorenzo
- San Vicente (Ugac East)
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Teresa (Gammad Sur)
- Santiago
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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% |
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% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7][8] |
In the 2015 census, the population of Iguig was 27,862 people, [3] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.
Climate
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 [9] |
References
- Municipality of Iguig | (DILG)
- "Province: Cagayan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- http://www.phildev.org/ourteam/
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- "Iguig, Cagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
External links
- Media related to Iguig, Cagayan at Wikimedia Commons
- Iguig Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
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