Calayan (Cagayan)

Calayan is a town in the Philippine province of Cagayan. The municipality is located in the far north of the province. In 2010, the 533 km ² area counted 16,200 residents, resulting in a population density of 30 inhabitants per km ². The municipality consists of the majority of the Babuyan Islands, among which are also the namesake island Calayan (196 km ²) and the islands of Babuyan Claro (100 km ²), Camiguin (166 km ²) and Dalupiri (50 km ²). Smaller islands are Pamoctan ( 0.3 km ²) and Pinon (0.04 sq km ) west of Camiguin, Panuitan ( 2.3 km ²) north of Cagayan, Irao south of Dalupiri, Didicas ( 0.7 km ² ), and the Guinapao Rocks ( Dilayag ) (<0.3 km ²). Of the Babuyan Islands only Fuga does not belong with their side islands barite and Mabag to the municipality Calayan, but the city Aparri. The 715-meter- high volcano of Camiguin de Babuyanes located south of the community.

Calayan is in the following twelve barangays divided ( population census in 2000 in brackets):

  • Calayan Island ( 8451 ) Cabudadan ( 683 )
  • Dadao ( 1588)
  • Dibay ( 1623)
  • Dilam ( 1458 )
  • Centro II ( 628)
  • Poblacion (1000)
  • Magsidel (Centre ) ( 1471 )
  • Camiguin Island ( 3936 ) Balatubat ( 1248 )
  • Minabel ( Minabel ) ( 1332 )
  • Naguilian ( 1356)
  • Babuyan Island ( 1367 ) Babuyan Claro ( 1367 )
  • Island Dalupiri ( 555 ) Dalupiri ( 555 )
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