Calayan, Cagayan
Municipality in Cagayan, Philippines
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| leader_name | Joseph M. Llopis |
| leader_title1 | Vice Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Edmund B. Escalante |
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| leader_name2 | Samantha Louise V. Alfonso |
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| 2 | Josephus R. Llopis |
| 3 | Hante Tan |
| 4 | Allain T. Olivas |
| 5 | Ahmed T. Castillejos |
| 6 | Elena M. Llopis |
| 7 | Teresita P. Singun |
| 8 | Crispiniano G. Tugade |
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Calayan, officially the Municipality of Calayan (; Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Calayan; Ibanag: Ili nat Calayan; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is home to the Calayan rail, a flightless bird identified as a separate species in 2004 and endemic to Calayan Island.
History
The municipality's name in the Ibanag language literally means "where laya (ginger) abounds".
While Calayan was officially conquered by the Spanish starting in 1619, authorities were only able to maintain a sporadic presence in the area due to its isolated location. It was taken over by the Americans in 1900. In the 1920s, it was briefly placed under the jurisdiction of Aparri after a clerk ran off with the municipal treasury's funds.
Geography
Calayan is located in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon Island and south of Taiwan via Bashi Channel to Luzon Strait. The town is composed of four of the five major islands of the Babuyan Islands namely: Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri and Babuyan Island. Calayan Island is the largest of the Babuyan Islands. Fuga Island, the fifth island within the Babuyan Islands, is part of Aparri municipality despite being closer to Claveria.
Calayan Island is located about 24 mi west-south-west of Babuyan Island off the north coast of the Philippines and belongs to the Babuyan Islands group in the China Sea. The island is hemmed between Aparri and Batanes islands and it is larger than the Fuga Island, which is 25 mi away. It is the second district in the province of Cagayan and its 29th municipality.
Calayan is situated 207.75 km from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and 692.90 km from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Calayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Babuyan Claro (Babuyan Island)
- Balatubat (Camiguin Island)
- Cabudadan
- Centro II
- Dadao
- Dalupiri
- Dibay
- Dilam
- Magsidel
- Minabel - (Camiguin Island)
- Naguilian - (Camiguin Island)
- Poblacion / Centro I
Climate
Weather conditions are generally wet with heavy rainfall occurring during November and December. The cold winds are the northerly and north-easterly winds. The island is also affected by typhoons. Calayan Island publishes tide tables and solunar tables, daily forecasts for high tides and low tides, other fishing-related data such as the lunar phase, tidal coefficient, sun and moon rising and setting times, hours of maximum fish activity and weather conditions. This data is also useful for all fishing operations in the Calayan Island, apart from navigation of other commercial and transport vessels.
| width = auto | location = Calayan, Cagayan (1991–2020, extremes 1949–2020) | metric first = Y | single line = Y | Jan record high C = 34.9 | Feb record high C = 35.0 | Mar record high C = 35.6 | Apr record high C = 35.8 | May record high C = 37.2 | Jun record high C = 37.0 | Jul record high C = 37.8 | Aug record high C = 37.1 | Sep record high C = 35.7 | Oct record high C = 35.0 | Nov record high C = 34.3 | Dec record high C = 33.3 | year record high C = 37.8 | Jan high C = 26.8 | Feb high C = 27.4 | Mar high C = 28.8 | Apr high C = 31.2 | May high C = 32.4 | Jun high C = 32.8 | Jul high C = 32.3 | Aug high C = 31.8 | Sep high C = 31.3 | Oct high C = 30.2 | Nov high C = 29.3 | Dec high C = 27.2 | year high C = 30.1 | Jan mean C = 23.8 | Feb mean C = 24.1 | Mar mean C = 25.3 | Apr mean C = 27.3 | May mean C = 28.6 | Jun mean C = 29.0 | Jul mean C = 28.7 | Aug mean C = 28.4 | Sep mean C = 28.0 | Oct mean C = 27.2 | Nov mean C = 26.4 | Dec mean C = 24.3 | year mean C = 26.8 | Jan low C = 20.7 | Feb low C = 20.7 | Mar low C = 21.8 | Apr low C = 23.5 | May low C = 24.8 | Jun low C = 25.2 | Jul low C = 25.1 | Aug low C = 25.0 | Sep low C = 24.7 | Oct low C = 24.2 | Nov low C = 23.5 | Dec low C = 21.4 | year low C = 23.4 | Jan record low C = 13.9 | Feb record low C = 15.3 | Mar record low C = 15.8 | Apr record low C = 17.2 | May record low C = 19.0 | Jun record low C = 19.1 | Jul record low C = 19.8 | Aug record low C = 21.6 | Sep record low C = 20.2 | Oct record low C = 17.4 | Nov record low C = 15.6 | Dec record low C = 14.8 | year record low C = 13.9 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 183.9 | Feb rain mm = 110.7 | Mar rain mm = 68.4 | Apr rain mm = 49.7 | May rain mm = 132.6 | Jun rain mm = 161.4 | Jul rain mm = 205.0 | Aug rain mm = 306.1 | Sep rain mm = 379.1 | Oct rain mm = 259.8 | Nov rain mm = 304.7 | Dec rain mm = 320.8 | year rain mm = 2482.2 | unit rain days = 1.0 mm | Jan rain days = 16 | Feb rain days = 9 | Mar rain days = 8 | Apr rain days = 5 | May rain days = 9 | Jun rain days = 7 | Jul rain days = 10 | Aug rain days = 15 | Sep rain days = 16 | Oct rain days = 15 | Nov rain days = 16 | Dec rain days = 19 | year rain days = 145 | Jan humidity = 86 | Feb humidity = 86 | Mar humidity = 85 | Apr humidity = 83 | May humidity = 85 | Jun humidity = 85 | Jul humidity = 86 | Aug humidity = 87 | Sep humidity = 88 | Oct humidity = 86 | Nov humidity = 87 | Dec humidity = 87 | year humidity = 86 | source 1 = PAGASA | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220302184507/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20NORMALS%20(1991-2020)/CALAYAN.pdf | archivedate = 2 March 2022 | url = https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20NORMALS%20(1991-2020)/CALAYAN.pdf | title = Calayan, Cagayan Climatological Normal Values 1991–2020 | publisher = Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration | accessdate = 24 June 2022}} | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220307194122/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20EXTREMES%20(as%20of%202020)/Calayan.pdf | archivedate = 7 March 2022 | url = https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20EXTREMES%20(as%20of%202020)/Calayan.pdf | title = Calayan, Cagayan Climatological Extremes | publisher = Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration | accessdate = 24 June 2022}}
Demographics
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In the 2024 census, the population of Calayan was 18,008 people, with a density of {{sigfig|18,008/494.53|2}} PD/km2.
Economy
Local government
Main article: Sangguniang Bayan
Calayan is part of the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election that is held every three years.
Elected officials
Members of the Municipal Council (2022-2025) ::data[format=table]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congresswoman | Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso |
| Mayor | Joseph M. Llopis |
| Vice-Mayor | Edmund B. Escalante |
| Councilors | Jericho Llopis |
| Paking Llopis | |
| Allain Olivas | |
| Elena Llopis | |
| Ahmed Castillejos | |
| Tessie Singun | |
| Crispiniano Tugade | |
| Rog Ventura | |
| :: |
Education
The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The Calayan West District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.
Primary and elementary schools
- Cabudadan Primary School
- Calayan Central School
- Caniwalan Elementary School
- Dadao Elementary School
- Dalupiri Elementary School
- Dibay Elementary School
- Dilam East Primary School
- Dilam Elementary School
- Magsidel Elementary School
- Pilid Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Calayan High School
- Calayan High School - Dibay Extension
- Calayan High School - Dilam Extension
References
References
- {{DILG detail
- [http://calayanisland.com "Welcome to Calayan"] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-05-13 . CalayanIsland.com. Retrieved on 2 February 2013.)
- (2005). "The Ibatan: A Genealogy of the People of Babuyan Claro Island". Summer Institute of Linguistics, Philippines.
- de Rivera Castillet, Ed. "Cagayan Province and her People". Community Publishers.
- [http://www.trailbehind.com/node/8911658/ "Calayan"] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-02-16 . Trail Behind.com. Retrieved on 2 February 2013.)
- (1906). "Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands". Govt. Prtg. Off..
- "Calayan". Official Website of the Provincial Government of Cagayan.
- "Municipality/City: Calayan". National Statistical Coordination Board.
- "Tide table". Tides4fishing.com.
- "History of DepED SDO Cagayan".
- "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02".
- (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".
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