Calayan, Cagayan

Calayan
Municipality
Municipality of Calayan
Smith Volcano on Babuyan Island
Smith Volcano on Babuyan Island
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Calayan is located in Philippines
Calayan
Calayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 19°15′43″N 121°28′31″E / 19.2619°N 121.4753°E / 19.2619; 121.4753
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 2nd district
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Calayan[*]Joseph M. Llopis
 • Vice MayorEdmund B. Escalante
 • RepresentativeSamantha Louise V. Alfonso
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate9,499 voters (2022)
Area
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 • 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
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
 • Households
4,250
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.58
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 166.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 622.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 142.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 134.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3520
PSGC
0201509000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Ivatan
Tagalog
Websitewww.calayan-cagayan.gov.ph

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]

History

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The municipality's name came from the Ibanag language, literally mean "where laya (ginger) is abounded".[6]

Calayan was officially conquered by the Spanish starting in 1619, but maintained a sporadic presence in the area due to its isolated location. It was taken over by the Americans in 1900. In the 1920s, it was briefly placed under the jurisdiction of Aparri after a clerk ran off with the municipal treasury's funds.[7]

Geography

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It is located in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon Island and south of Taiwan via Bashi Channel to Luzon Strait. The town is composed of four of the five major islands of the Babuyan Islands namely: Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri and Babuyan Island. Calayan Island is the largest of the Babuyan Islands. Fuga Island, the fifth island within the Babuyan Islands, is part of Aparri municipality despite being closer to Claveria.[8]

Calayan Island is located about 24 miles (39 km) west-south-west of Babuyan Island off the north coast of the Philippines and belongs to the Babuyan Islands group in the China Sea.[9] The island is hemmed between Aparri and Batanes islands and it is larger than the Fuga Island, which is 25 miles (40 km) away. It is the second district in the province of Cagayan and its 29th municipality.

Barangays

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Calayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[10][11] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Babuyan Claro (Babuyan Island)
  • Balatubat (Camiguin Island)
  • Cabudadan
  • Centro II
  • Dadao
  • Dalupiri
  • Dibay
  • Dilam
  • Magsidel
  • Minabel - (Camiguin Island)
  • Naguilian - (Camiguin Island)
  • Poblacion / Centro I

Climate

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Weather conditions are generally wet with heavy rainfall occurring during November and December. The cold winds are the northerly and north-easterly winds. The island is also affected by typhoons. [12] Calayan Island publishes tide tables and solunar tables, daily forecasts for high tides and low tides, other fishing-related data such as the lunar phase, tidal coefficient, sun and moon rising and setting times, hours of maximum fish activity and weather conditions. This data is also useful for all fishing operations in the Calayan Island, apart from navigation of other commercial and transport vessels.[13]

Climate data for Calayan, Cagayan (1991–2020, extremes 1949–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.9
(94.8) 		35.0
(95.0) 		35.6
(96.1) 		35.8
(96.4) 		37.2
(99.0) 		37.0
(98.6) 		37.8
(100.0) 		37.1
(98.8) 		35.7
(96.3) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.3
(93.7) 		33.3
(91.9) 		37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2) 		27.4
(81.3) 		28.8
(83.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.3
(90.1) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.2
(86.4) 		29.3
(84.7) 		27.2
(81.0) 		30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8) 		24.1
(75.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.8
(80.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.5
(74.3) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.4
(74.1)
Record low °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0) 		15.3
(59.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		21.6
(70.9) 		20.2
(68.4) 		17.4
(63.3) 		15.6
(60.1) 		14.8
(58.6) 		13.9
(57.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 183.9
(7.24) 		110.7
(4.36) 		68.4
(2.69) 		49.7
(1.96) 		132.6
(5.22) 		161.4
(6.35) 		205.0
(8.07) 		306.1
(12.05) 		379.1
(14.93) 		259.8
(10.23) 		304.7
(12.00) 		320.8
(12.63) 		2,482.2
(97.72)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16 9 8 5 9 7 10 15 16 15 16 19 145
Average relative humidity (%) 86 86 85 83 85 85 86 87 88 86 87 87 86
Source: PAGASA[14][15]

Demographics

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Population census of Calayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 693—    
1939 2,736+3.89%
1948 3,501+2.78%
1960 4,586+2.27%
1970 6,782+3.99%
1975 8,234+3.97%
1980 8,969+1.72%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 11,222+2.27%
1995 12,243+1.64%
2000 14,309+3.40%
2007 16,233+1.76%
2010 16,200−0.07%
2015 16,702+0.58%
2020 17,410+0.82%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19]

In the 2020 census, the population of Calayan was 17,410 people,[3] with a density of 35 inhabitants per square kilometre or 91 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Calayan

10
20
30
40
50
2006
24.20
2009
27.65
2012
47.37
2015
22.72
2018
42.19
2021
22.58

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

Local government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Calayan, belonging to the second 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.

Elected officials

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Members of the Municipal Council (2022-2025)

Position Name
Congresswoman Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso
Mayor Joseph M. Llopis
Vice-Mayor Edmund B. Escalante
Councilors Jericho Llopis
Paking Llopis
Allain Olivas
Elena Llopis
Ahmed Castillejos
Tessie Singun
Crispiniano Tugade
Rog Ventura

Education

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The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.[28] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[29] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

References

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This article contains Public domain text from the U.S. Government Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands (1906)
  1. ^  Municipality of Calayan | (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.
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  6. ^ The Ibatan: A Genealogy of the People of Babuyan Claro Island. Summer Institute of Linguistics, Philippines. 2005. p. xvi. ISBN 978-971-18-0400-8.
  7. ^ de Rivera Castillet, Ed. Cagayan Province and her People. Community Publishers.
  8. ^ "Calayan" Archived 2013-02-16 at archive.today. Trail Behind.com. Retrieved on 2 February 2013.
  9. ^ Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands. Govt. Prtg. Off. 1906. p. 28.
  10. ^ "Calayan". Official Website of the Provincial Government of Cagayan. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Municipality/City: Calayan". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  12. ^ Root States 1903, p. 6.
  13. ^ "Tide table". Tides4fishing.com. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Calayan, Cagayan Climatological Normal Values 1991–2020" (PDF). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Calayan, Cagayan Climatological Extremes" (PDF). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  16. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  17. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  18. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  19. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  20. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  21. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  22. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  23. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  24. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  26. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  27. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  28. ^ "History of DepED SDO Cagayan". DepED SDO Cagayan | Official Website of DepED SDO Cagayan. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  29. ^ "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.
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