Kauswagan

Kauswagan
Municipality of Kauswagan
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Official seal of Kauswagan
Anthem: "Salomang Kauswaganon"
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Map of Lanao del Norte with Kauswagan highlighted
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Kauswagan is located in Philippines
Kauswagan
Kauswagan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°11′30″N 124°05′05″E / 8.19167°N 124.08472°E / 8.19167; 124.08472
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Norte
District 1st district
FoundedAugust 1, 1948
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRommel C. Arnado
 • Vice MayorDr. Maximo C. Arnado
 • RepresentativeMohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate15,908 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
60.37 km2 (23.31 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Highest elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
24,193
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Households
5,665
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.45
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 187.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 452.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 150.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 188.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9202
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Cebuano
Binukid
Tagalog
Websitekauswagan.net

Kauswagan, officially the Municipality of Kauswagan (Maranao: Inged a Kauswagan, Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kauswagan, Tagalog: Bayan ng Kauswagan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,193 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Kauswagan | (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 X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.