Calayan, Cagayan
Calayan | |
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| Municipality of Calayan | |
Smith Volcano on Babuyan Island | |
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Flag | |
Map of Cagayan with Calayan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Calayan | |
Calayan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 19°15′43″N 121°28′31″E / 19.2619°N 121.4753°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joseph M. Llopis |
| • Vice Mayor | Edmund B. Escalante |
| • Representative | Samantha Louise V. Alfonso |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 9,900 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 494.53 km2 (190.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,248 m (4,094 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 18,008 |
| • Density | 36.414/km2 (94.313/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,250 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.58 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 244.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 789.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 153 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 179.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3520 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Ivatan Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Calayan, officially the Municipality of Calayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Calayan; Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Calayan; Ibanag: Ili nat Calayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calayan), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 18,008 people.
It is home to the Calayan rail, a flightless bird identified as a separate species in 2004 and endemic to Calayan Island.