Banna
Espiritu | |
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Municipality of Banna | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°58′50″N 120°39′16″E / 17.9806°N 120.6544°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1913 |
Named for | Native chieftain named Bana |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Carlito A. Abadilla II |
• Vice Mayor | Mary Chrislyn C. Abadilla |
• Representative | Eugenio Angelo M. Barba |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 13,014 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 92.73 km2 (35.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
Highest elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 19,297 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,899 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 8.66 |
• Revenue | ₱ 150.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 611.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 110.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 112 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2908 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Banna, officially the Municipality of Banna (Ilocano: Ili ti Banna; Filipino: Bayan ng Banna), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,297 people.[3]
The word Banna was taken from the native chieftain named Bana. It was formerly known as Espiritu. The name changed under Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Resolution No. 120–95 on March 20, 1995; ratified on March 10, 1996.
Banna is 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Laoag, 490 kilometres (300 mi) from Manila, and 71 kilometres (44 mi) from Bangued.