Can-avid

Can-avid
Municipality of Can-avid
Motto: 
Upai Can-avid... Upayon Ta, Panlawas, Agrikultura ngan mga Industriya han Can-avid
Map of Eastern Samar with Can-avid highlighted
Interactive map of Can-avid
Can-avid
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°00′N 125°27′E / 12°N 125.45°E / 12; 125.45
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
FoundedJuly 4, 1948
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorGil Norman P. Germino
 • Vice MayorVilma A. Germino
 • RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate17,166 voters (2025)
Area
 • Total
288.7 km2 (111.5 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
21,942
 • Density76.00/km2 (196.8/sq mi)
 • Households
5,102
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
35.48
% (2021)
 • Revenue₱ 195.6 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 818.3 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 178.1 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 434.8 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6806
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.can-avid-esamar.gov.ph

Can-avid (IPA: [ˌkɐnˈʔavɪd]), officially the Municipality of Can-avid (Waray: Bungto han Can-avid; Tagalog: Bayan ng Can-avid), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,942 people.