Caoayan | |
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Municipality of Caoayan | |
Etymology: Bamboo | |
Motto: Pardas Caoayan! | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°32′49″N 120°22′59″E / 17.5469°N 120.3831°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Sur |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1825 |
Chartered | 1911 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Germelina Singson-Goulart |
• Vice Mayor | Pedro B. Belarmino |
• Representative | Deogracias Victor B. Savellano |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 14,080 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
Highest elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 19,574 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,838 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.60 |
• Revenue | ₱ 86.49 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 447.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 90.55 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 64.43 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2702 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Caoayan, officially the Municipality of Caoayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Caoayan; Filipino: Bayan ng Caoayan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,574 people.[3]
Caoayan is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Vigan and 411 kilometres (255 mi) from Manila.