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Echague | |
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| Municipality of Echague | |
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| Nickname(s): Queen Town of Isabela Home of the Mengals | |
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.svg)  Echague Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°42′20″N 121°40′34″E / 16.7056°N 121.6761°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Isabela |
| District | 6th district |
| Founded | 1752 |
| Named for | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham |
| Barangays | 64 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Echague[*] | Francis Faustino A. Dy |
| • Vice Mayor | Allan P. Tupong |
| • Representative | Faustino A. Dy V |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 58,472 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 680.80 km2 (262.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 88,410 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| • Households | 23,536 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.41 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 377.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,411 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 454.6 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 680 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Isabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3309 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Yogad Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Echague, officially the Municipality of Echague, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,410 people.[3] The town is known for the indigenous and endangered Yogad language, which is spoken and conserved by its locals.
Echague is 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Ilagan and 341 kilometres (212 mi) from Manila.
- ^ Municipality of Echague | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.