Can-avid

Can-avid
Municipality of Can-avid
Flag of Can-avid
Motto(s): 
Upai Can-avid... Upayon Ta, Panlawas, Agrikultura ngan mga Industriya han Can-avid
Map of Eastern Samar with Can-avid highlighted
Map of Eastern Samar with Can-avid highlighted
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Can-avid is located in Philippines
Can-avid
Can-avid
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°00′N 125°27′E / 12°N 125.45°E / 12; 125.45
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
FoundedJuly 4, 1948
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorGil Norman P. Germino
 • Vice MayorVilma A. Germino
 • RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate16,128 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total288.7 km2 (111.5 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total21,682
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Households
5,102
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
35.48
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 151.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 507.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 110.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 178.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6806
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.can-avid-esamar.gov.ph

Can-avid (IPA: [ˌkɐnˈʔavɪd]), officially the Municipality of Can-avid (Waray: Bungto han Can-avid; Tagalog: Bayan ng Can-avid), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,682 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Can-avid | (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 VIII (Eastern 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.