Iguig | |
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Municipality of Iguig | |
![]() St. James the Apostle Parish in Calvary Hills | |
Nickname: Pottery Center of Cagayan | |
![]() Map of Cagayan with Iguig highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°45′06″N 121°44′11″E / 17.7517°N 121.7364°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Cagayan |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | December 28, 1607 |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ferdinand B. Trinidad |
• Vice Mayor | Juditas L. Trinidad |
• Representative | Joseph L. Lara |
• Electorate | 18,167 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 108.10 km2 (41.74 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Highest elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 30,060 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,015 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.76 |
• Revenue | ₱ 191.5 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 545.3 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 174.6 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 239.1 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3504 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Iguig, officially the Municipality of Iguig (Ibanag: Ili nat Iguig; Ilocano: Ili ti Iguig; Tagalog: Bayan ng Iguig), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,060 people.[3]
It is best known as the hometown of Dado Banatao, a well-known Filipino-American software engineer credited for having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip.[5]
Iguig is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Tuguegarao and 495 kilometres (308 mi) from Manila.