Itbayat
Itbayat
Mayan | |
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| Municipality of Itbayat | |
Rapang Cliffs | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Northernmost Settlement of the Philippines | |
Map of Batanes with Itbayat highlighted | |
Interactive map of Itbayat | |
| Coordinates: 20°47′16″N 121°50′29″E / 20.7878°N 121.8415°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Batanes |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Barangays | 5 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joseph Cultura |
| • Vice Mayor | Jesie Estoy |
| • Representative | Ciriaco B. Gato Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 2,116 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.13 km2 (32.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 991 m (3,251 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 2,937 |
| • Density | 35.33/km2 (91.50/sq mi) |
| • Households | 923 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.01 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 89.82 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 178.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 73.15 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batanes Electric Cooperative (BATANELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3905 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Itbayat Ivatan Yami Tagalog Ilocano |
Itbayat, officially the Municipality of Itbayat, is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 2,937 people.
The municipality is the country's northernmost municipality, located 156 kilometers (97 mi) from the southernmost tip of Taiwan.
By land area, the main island of Itbayat is the largest in Batanes. The municipality includes the rest of the province's northern islands, all small and mostly uninhabited. These islands are, from south to north: Di'nem Island, Siayan, Misanga, Ah'li, and Mavulis Island, the northernmost island of the Philippine archipelago.