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Piat | |
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| Municipality of Piat | |
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| Nickname: Pilgrimage Center of Cagayan Valley | |
 Map of Cagayan with Piat highlighted | |
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.svg)  Piat Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°47′31″N 121°28′37″E / 17.7919°N 121.4769°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1610 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Carmelo O. Villacete |
| • Vice Mayor | Leonel C. Guzman |
| • Representative | Samantha Louise V. Alfonso |
| • Electorate | 16,970 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.60 km2 (53.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 24,805 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,123 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.90 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 128.1 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 264.7 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 109.7 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 50.75 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3527 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Itawis Tagalog |
Piat, officially the Municipality of Piat (Ibanag: Ili nat Piat; Ilocano: Ili ti Piat; Tagalog: Bayan ng Piat), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,805 people.[3]
Piat is dubbed as the "Pilgrimage Center of Cagayan Valley" because of the thousands of devotees and tourists who come here to pay homage. It is the home of Our Lady of Piat which continues to be the source of inspiration and object of devotion of many Catholics in the region.
- ^ Municipality of Piat | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.