Carasi

Carasi
Municipality of Carasi
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Carasi is located in Philippines
Carasi
Carasi
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°08′34″N 120°49′17″E / 18.1428°N 120.8214°E / 18.1428; 120.8214
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceIlocos Norte
District 1st district
Barangays3 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRobella G. Gaspar
 • Vice MayorWilson T. Bulil-lit
 • RepresentativeFerdinand Alexander A. Marcos III
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate1,360 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total82.97 km2 (32.03 sq mi)
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Highest elevation
890 m (2,920 ft)
Lowest elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total1,607
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Households
344
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
6.02
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 65.9 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 139.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 58.01 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 38.09 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIlocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2911
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)77
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.carasi.gov.ph

Carasi, officially the Municipality of Carasi (Ilocano: Ili ti Carasi; Filipino: Bayan ng Carasi), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,607 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province and the entire Ilocos Region.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Carasi | (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 I (Ilocos Region)". 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.