Sabtang
San Vicente de Sabtan | |
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| Municipality of Sabtang | |
 Lighthouse at Sabtang Island | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Map of Batanes with Sabtang highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Sabtang Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 20°20′06″N 121°52′19″E / 20.335°N 121.872°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Batanes |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 6 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Prescila A. Babalo |
| • Vice Mayor | Clemente C. Ladreza Jr. |
| • Representative | Ciriaco A. Gato Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 1,455 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.70 km2 (15.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15.7 m (51.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 1,696 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Households | 492 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 6th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.59 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 55.27 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 94.94 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 50.87 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 61.34 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batanes Electric Cooperative (BATANELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3904 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ivatan Tagalog Ilocano |
| Website | www |
Sabtang, officially the Municipality of Sabtang (Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Sabtang; Ilocano: Ili ti Sabtang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sabtang), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,696 people.[4]
The southernmost island municipality of the Batanes island group, Sabtang comprises primarily Sabtang Island, as well as two nearby smaller and uninhabited islands: Ivuhos and Dequey. The municipality is known for its lighthouse and the old stone houses of the Ivatan villages of Chavayan and Savidug. Like Batan Island to the north, Sabtang also has a few Mission-style churches and white sand beaches.
- ^ Municipality of Sabtang | (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.
- ^ https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r02/batanes/sabtang.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 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.