Echague

Echague
Municipality of Echague
Flag of Echague
Official seal of Echague
Nickname(s): 
Queen Town of Isabela
Home of the Mengals
Map of Isabela with Echague highlighted
Map of Isabela with Echague highlighted
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Echague is located in Philippines
Echague
Echague
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°42′20″N 121°40′34″E / 16.7056°N 121.6761°E / 16.7056; 121.6761
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceIsabela
District 6th district
Founded1752
Named forRafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham
Barangays64 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorFrancis Faustino A. Dy
 • Vice MayorAllan P. Tupong
 • RepresentativeFaustino A. Dy V
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate58,472 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total680.80 km2 (262.86 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Highest elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Lowest elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total88,410
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Households
23,536
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.41
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 377.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,411 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 454.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 680 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIsabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3309
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesYogad
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.echague-isabela.gov.ph

Echague, officially the Municipality of Echague, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,410 people.[3] The town is known for the indigenous and endangered Yogad language, which is spoken and conserved by its locals.

Echague is 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Ilagan and 341 kilometres (212 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Echague | (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 II (Cagayan Valley)". 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.