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 2020 census, it has a population of 17,410 people.[3]
The municipality's name in the Ibanag language literally means "where laya (ginger) abounds".[6]
While Calayan was officially conquered by the Spanish starting in 1619, authorities were only able to maintain 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.[7]
Calayan Island is located about 24 miles (39km) west-south-west of Babuyan Island off the north coast of the Philippines and belongs to the Babuyan Islands group in the China Sea.[9] The island is hemmed between Aparri and Batanes islands and it is larger than the Fuga Island, which is 25 miles (40km) away. It is the second district in the province of Cagayan and its 29th municipality.
Calayan is situated 207.75 kilometres (129.09mi) from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and 692.90 kilometres (430.55mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Calayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[10][11] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
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. [12] 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.[13]
Climate data for Calayan, Cagayan (1991–2020, extremes 1949–2020)
In the 2020 census, the population of Calayan was 17,410 people,[3] with a density of 35 inhabitants per square kilometre or 91 inhabitants per square mile.
Calayan is part of the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election that is held every three years.
Elected officials
Members of the Municipal Council(2022-2025)
Position
Name
Congresswoman
Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso
Mayor
Joseph M. Llopis
Vice-Mayor
Edmund B. Escalante
Councilors
Jericho Llopis
Paking Llopis
Allain Olivas
Elena Llopis
Ahmed Castillejos
Tessie Singun
Crispiniano Tugade
Rog Ventura
Education
The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.[28] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[29] The Calayan West District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.[30]
Primary and elementary schools
Cabudadan Primary School
Calayan Central School
Caniwalan Elementary School
Dadao Elementary School
Dalupiri Elementary School
Dibay Elementary School
Dilam East Primary School
Dilam Elementary School
Magsidel Elementary School
Pilid Elementary School
Secondary schools
Calayan High School
Calayan High School - Dibay Extension
Calayan High School - Dilam Extension
References
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: the U.S. Government Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands (1906)
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