Buguey
Buguey | |
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| Municipality of Buguey | |
Beach at Buguey | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Crab Capital of the North | |
Map of Cagayan with Buguey highlighted | |
Interactive map of Buguey | |
Buguey Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 18°17′18″N 121°49′59″E / 18.28823°N 121.8331°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 30 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Licerio M. Antiporda III |
| • Vice Mayor | Lloyd M. Antiporda |
| • Representative | Ramon C. Nolasco Jr. |
| • Electorate | 20,434 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.50 km2 (63.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3.3 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 32,351 |
| • Density | 196.66/km2 (509.35/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,658 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.77 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 203.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 303.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditures | ₱ 156.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 75.84 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3511 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
Buguey, officially the Municipality of Buguey (Ibanag: Ili na Buguey; Ilocano: Ili ti Buguey; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buguey), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 32,351 people.