Carasi | |
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Municipality of Carasi | |
![]() Map of Ilocos Norte with Carasi highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 18°08′34″N120°49′17″E / 18.1428°N 120.8214°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Norte |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 3 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Robella G. Gaspar |
• Vice Mayor | Wilson T. Bulil-lit |
• Representative | Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos III |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 1,421 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 82.97 km2 (32.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
Highest elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 1,775 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
• Households | 344 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 6.02 |
• Revenue | ₱ 93.75 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 232.8 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 66.99 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 55.77 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2911 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Carasi, officially the Municipality of Carasi (Ilocano : Ili ti Carasi; Filipino : Bayan ng Carasi), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,607 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province and the entire Ilocos Region, and also the least populous in the island of Luzon. [5]
Carasi is a land-locked town situated in the eastern border of Ilocos Norte. Vintar is situated to the north of Carasi, Calanasan to the east, Nueva Era to the south, and Piddig to the west. Majority of the populated areas of the town are at the foot of the Cordillera Mountains.
Carasi is situated 32.33 kilometres (20.09 mi) from the provincial capital Laoag, and 508.08 kilometres (315.71 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Carasi is politically subdivided into 3 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Carasi, Ilocos Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 27 (80) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17 (63) | 17 (63) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 18 (64) | 20 (69) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55 (2.2) | 41 (1.6) | 37 (1.5) | 41 (1.6) | 184 (7.2) | 215 (8.5) | 261 (10.3) | 256 (10.1) | 245 (9.6) | 216 (8.5) | 142 (5.6) | 129 (5.1) | 1,822 (71.8) |
Average rainy days | 14.1 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 21.8 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 23.8 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 222.3 |
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [7] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Carasi was 1,607 people, [13] with a density of 19 inhabitants per square kilometre or 49 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Carasi
10 20 30 40 2000 30.51 2003 20.01 2006 26.40 2009 22.63 2012 16.07 2015 20.34 2018 6.71 2021 6.02 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |
Carasi, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte, 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Ria Christina G. Fariñas |
Mayor | Rene V. Gaspar |
Vice-Mayor | Wilson T. Bulil-lit |
Councilors | Pedro L. Opeña Jr. |
John R. Abril | |
Menandro S. Julian | |
Edgar S. Sueb | |
Resurreccion R. Pumaras Jr. | |
Julita B. Ulap | |
Ramel J. Alubin | |
Gabriel D. Reyes | |
The Piddig School District Office governs the public education system within the municipality. [23]