Ivisan

Ivisan
Municipality of Ivisan
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A house in Ivisan
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Ivisan is located in Philippines
Ivisan
Ivisan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°31′18″N 122°41′27″E / 11.52167°N 122.69083°E / 11.52167; 122.69083
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceCapiz
District 2nd district
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorFelipe Neri N. Yap
 • Vice MayorBito O. delos Santos Sr.
 • RepresentativeFredenil H. Castro
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate21,542 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Lowest elevation
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total31,278
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Households
7,794
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.83
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 122.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 310.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 95.91 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 99.67 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCapiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5805
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesCapisnon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Websitewww.ivisan.gov.ph

Ivisan, officially the Municipality of Ivisan (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Ivisan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ivisan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,278 people.[3]

Ivisan is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the provincial capital, Roxas City.

The current mayor is Jose Noel N. Yap who won in the 2007 elections. He is the brother of former Ivisan mayor Felipe Neri Yap and the son of former mayor Amelia Yap who only finished two terms as mayor.

  1. ^ Municipality of Ivisan | (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 VI (Western Visayas)". 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.