Can-avid, Eastern Samar

Can-avid
Municipality
Municipality of Can-avid
Motto(s): Upai Can-avid... Upayon Ta, Panlawas, Agrikultura ngan mga Industriya han Can-avid

Map of Eastern Samar with Can-avid highlighted
Can-avid
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°00′N 125°27′E / 12°N 125.45°E / 12; 125.45Coordinates: 12°00′N 125°27′E / 12°N 125.45°E / 12; 125.45
Country  Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Eastern Samar
District Lone District
Founded July 4, 1948
Barangays 28 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Gil Norman P. Germino
 • Electorate 13,367 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 288.7 km2 (111.5 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 21,015
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6806
PSGC 082605000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)55
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 88,858,869.37 (2016)
Native languages Waray
Tagalog
Website www.can-avid-esamar.gov.ph

Can-avid, (IPA: [ˌkɐnˈʔavɪd]), officially the Municipality of Can-avid, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 21,015 people.[3]


Barangays

Can-avid is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. [2]

  • Balagon
  • Baruk
  • Boco
  • Caghalong
  • Camantang
  • Can-ilay
  • Cansangaya
  • Canteros
  • Carolina
  • Guibuangan
  • Jepaco
  • Mabuhay
  • Malogo
  • Obong
  • Pandol
  • Barangay 1 Poblacion
  • Barangay 2 Poblacion
  • Barangay 3 Poblacion
  • Barangay 4 Poblacion
  • Barangay 5 Poblacion
  • Barangay 6 Poblacion
  • Barangay 7 Poblacion
  • Barangay 8 Poblacion
  • Barangay 9 Poblacion
  • Barangay 10 Poblacion
  • Salvacion
  • Solong
  • Rawis

History

Can-avid was created in 1948 from the barrios of Can-avid, Carolina, Barok, Cansangaya, Mabuhay, Camantang, Canilay, Pandol and Balagon, formerly part of Dolores, Eastern Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 264.[4]

Demographics

Population census of Can-avid
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948 5,987—    
1960 8,409+2.87%
1970 9,695+1.43%
1975 11,135+2.82%
1980 12,196+1.84%
1990 13,254+0.84%
1995 15,759+3.30%
2000 17,228+1.93%
2007 18,173+0.74%
2010 19,785+3.14%
2015 21,015+1.15%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [5] [6] [7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Can-avid, Eastern Samar, was 21,015 people,[3] with a density of 73 inhabitants per square kilometre or 190 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Eastern Samar". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "An act to create the municipality of Can-avid in the province of Samar". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. ↑ "Province of Eastern Samar". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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