Reina Mercedes | |
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Municipality of Reina Mercedes | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°59′14″N 121°49′38″E / 16.9872°N 121.8272°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | January 20, 1886[1] |
Named for | Mercedes of Orléans |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Maria Lourdes P. Respicio-Saguban |
• Vice Mayor | Anthony P. Respicio |
• Representative | Ed Christopher S. Go |
• Electorate | 18,359 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.14 km2 (22.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
Highest elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 27,900 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,470 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 13.25 |
• Revenue | ₱ 252.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 258 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 187.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 67.78 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Isabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3303 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Ibanag Tagalog |
Website | www |
Reina Mercedes, officially the Municipality of Reina Mercedes (Ilocano: Ili ti Reina Mercedes; Tagalog: Bayan ng Reina Mercedes), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,900 people.[4]
Reina Mercedes is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Ilagan and 377 kilometres (234 mi) from Manila.