Calayan (Cagayan)

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Municipality of Calayan
Location of Calayan in the province of Cagayan
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Basic data
Region : Cagayan Valley
Province : Cagayan
Barangays : 12
District: 2. District of Cagayan
PSGC : 021509000
Income class : 3rd income bracket
Households : 2654
May 1, 2000 census
Population : 16,702
August 1, 2015 census
Population density : 31.3 inhabitants per km²
Area : 533  km²
Coordinates : 19 ° 16 ′  N , 121 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 19 ° 16 ′  N , 121 ° 29 ′  E
Geographical location in the Philippines
Calayan (Philippines)
Calayan
Calayan

Calayan is a municipality in the Cagayan province of the Philippines . The municipality is located in the extreme north of the province. In 2015 the 533 km² area had 16,702 inhabitants, resulting in a population density of 31 inhabitants per km². Most of the Babuyan Islands belong to the municipality , including the island of the same name Calayan (196 km²) and the islands of Babuyan Claro (100 km²), Camiguin (166 km²) and Dalupiri (50 km²). Smaller islands are Pamoctan (0.3 km²) and Pinon (0.04 km²) west of Camiguin, Panuitan (2.3 km²) north of Cagayan, Irao south of Dalupiri, Didicas (0.7 km²) and the Guinapao Rocks ( Dilayag) (<0.3 km²). Of the Babuyan Islands, only Fuga with its side islands Barit and Mabag does not belong to the municipality of Calayan, but to the city of Aparri . The 715 meter high Camiguin de Babuyanes volcano is located in the south of the municipality.

Calayan is divided into the following twelve barangays (population at the 2000 census in brackets):

  • Calayan Island (8451)
    • Cabudadan (683)
    • Dadao (1588)
    • Dibay (1623)
    • Dilam (1458)
    • Centro II (628)
    • Poblacion (1000)
    • Magsidel (center) (1471)
  • Camiguin Island (3936)
    • Balatubat (1248)
    • Minabel (Minabel) (1332)
    • Naguilian (1356)
  • Babuyan Island (1367)
    • Babuyan Claro (1367)
  • Dalupiri Island (555)
    • Dalupiri (555)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ D. ALLEN, C. ESPANOLA, G. BROAD, C. OLIVEROS and JCT GONZALEZ: New bird records for the Babuyan islands, Philippines, Including two first records for the Philippines. FORKTAIL 22 (2006): 57–70 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.orientalbirdclub.org
  2. ^ Region II - Cagayan Valley, Cagayan ( Memento from January 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

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