Iguig, Cagayan

Iguig
Municipality

Seal
Nickname(s): Holy Land of the North; Pottery Center of Cagayan

Map of Cagayan showing the location of Iguig
Iguig

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 17°45′N 121°44′E / 17.75°N 121.73°E / 17.75; 121.73Coordinates: 17°45′N 121°44′E / 17.75°N 121.73°E / 17.75; 121.73
Country Philippines
Region Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Province Cagayan
District 3rd District
Founded December 28, 1607
Barangays 23
Government[1]
  Mayor Ferdinand B. Trinidad
Area[2]
  Total 108.1 km2 (41.7 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
  Total 27,862
  Density 260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3504
IDD:area code +63(0)78
Income class 4th class
Website www.iguig-cagayan.gov.ph

Iguig is a fourth class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,862 people.[3] It is best known as the hometown of Dado Banatao, a well-known Filipino-American software engineer credited for having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip. [4]

Barangays

Iguig is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.[2]

  • Ajat (Pob.)
  • Atulu
  • Baculud
  • Bayo
  • Campo
  • Dumpao
  • Gammad
  • Garab
  • Malabbac
  • Manaoag (Aquiliquilao)
  • Minanga Norte
  • Minanga Sur
  • Nattanzan (Pob.)
  • Redondo
  • Salamague
  • San Esteban (Capitan)
  • San Isidro (Ugac West)
  • San Lorenzo
  • San Vicente (Ugac East)
  • Santa Barbara
  • Santa Rosa
  • Santa Teresa (Gammad Sur)
  • Santiago

Demographics

Population census of Iguig
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 18,598    
1995 19,100+0.50%
2000 21,858+2.93%
2007 26,096+2.47%
2010 25,559−0.75%
2015 27,862+1.66%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5]

In the 2015 census, the population of Iguig was 27,862 people,[3] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Province: CAGAYAN". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Region II (CAGAYAN VALLEY)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. http://www.phildev.org/ourteam/
  5. "Region II (CAGAYAN VALLEY)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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