Uyugan

Uyugan
Municipality of Uyugan
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Uyugan is located in Philippines
Uyugan
Uyugan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 20°21′N 121°56′E / 20.35°N 121.93°E / 20.35; 121.93
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceBatanes
District Lone district
FoundedMay 20, 1909
Barangays4 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJonathan Enrique V. Nanud Jr.
 • Vice MayorArgel E. Hortiz
 • RepresentativeCiriaco B. Gato Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate1,202 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total16.28 km2 (6.29 sq mi)
Elevation13.7 m (44.9 ft)
Highest elevation
1,011 m (3,317 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total1,380
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Households
399
Economy
 • Income class6th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
5.93
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 50.24 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 66.02 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 45.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 39.29 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatanes Electric Cooperative (BATANELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3903
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesIvatan
Tagalog
Ilocano
Websiteuyuganbatanes.gov.ph

Uyugan, officially the Municipality of Uyugan (Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Uyugan; Ilocano: Ili ti Uyugan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Uyugan), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,380 people, making it the least populated town in the province and second least populated in the country, behind Kalayaan, Palawan.[4]

  1. ^ Municipality of Uyugan | (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. ^ https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r02/batanes/uyugan.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.