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Calanasan
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Calanasan
Bayag | |
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| Municipality of Calanasan | |
 Municipal Hall (Balay daya Ymandaya Bldg.) | |
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 Map of Apayao with Calanasan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Calanasan Location in the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 18°15′18″N 121°02′37″E / 18.255°N 121.0436°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Apayao |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | June 25, 1963 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Shamir M. Bulut (NP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Martin Lucero B. Lawat (NPC) |
| • Representative | Eleanor Bulut-Begtang |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 8,552 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,256.15 km2 (485.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 12,550 |
| • Density | 10.0/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,607 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.38 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 297.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 700.7 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 204.8 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 88.92 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3814 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Isnag Ilocano Tagalog |
Calanasan, officially the Municipality of Calanasan, (Isnag: Ili naya Calanasan; Ilocano: Ili ti Calanasan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calanasan), (formerly known as Bayag,[5] meaning "slow") is a municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,550 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
Calanasan is the source of the Apayao River which empties into the South China Sea and is the only navigable river in Apayao.
- ^ Municipality of Calanasan | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 4980 - An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Bayag, Mountain Province, to Calanasan". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 17 June 1967. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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