Английская Википедия:Calayan, Cagayan

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Calayan, officially the Municipality of Calayan (Шаблон:Lang-ilo; Шаблон:Lang-tl), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,410 people.Шаблон:PH census

Calayan 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 came from the Ibanag language, literally mean "where laya (ginger) is abounded".

Calayan was officially conquered by the Spanish starting in 1619, but maintained 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

It 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 Шаблон:Convert 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 Шаблон:Convert away. It is the second district in the province of Cagayan and its 29th municipality.

Barangays

Calayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. Шаблон:Columns-list

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. Шаблон:Sfn 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.

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Calayan was 17,410 people,Шаблон:PH census with a density of Шаблон:Convert. Шаблон:Clear-left

Government

Local government

Шаблон:Main Calayan, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan, 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)

Position	Name
Congressman	Samantha Louise V. Alfonso
Mayor	Joseph M. Llopis
Vice-Mayor	Edmund B. Escalante
Councilors	Josephus R. Llopis
	Hante Tan
	Allain T. Olivas
	Ahmed T. Castillejos
	Elena M. Llopis
	Teresita P. Singun
	Crispiniano G. Tugade
	Roque C. 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 office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

References

This article contains Public domain text from the U.S. Government Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands (1906)

External links

• [[[:Шаблон:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]