Ivisan, Capiz

Ivisan
Municipality
Municipality of Ivisan
Ivisan market

Map of Capiz with Ivisan highlighted
Ivisan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°31′N 122°41′E / 11.52°N 122.68°E / 11.52; 122.68Coordinates: 11°31′N 122°41′E / 11.52°N 122.68°E / 11.52; 122.68
Country  Philippines
Region Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province Capiz
District 2nd district of Capiz
Barangays 15 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Jose Noel N. Yap
 • Vice Mayor Julius Liego
 • Congressman Fredenil Castro
 • Electorate 18,212 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 29,055
 • Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 5805
PSGC 061905000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)36
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 75,431,604.80 (2016)
Native languages Capiznon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Website www.ivisan.gov.ph

Ivisan, officially the Municipality of Ivisan, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 29,055 people.[3]

Ivisan is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the provincial capital, Roxas City. The roads going to Kalibo and Iloilo City are within the town proper.

The current mayor is Jose Noel N. Yap who won in the 2007 elections. He is the brother of former Ivisan mayor Felipe Neri Yap and the son of former mayor Amelia Yap who only finished two terms as mayor.

Barangays

Ivisan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. [2]

  • Agmalobo
  • Agustin Navarra (Agumang - ang)
  • Balaring
  • Basiao
  • Cabugao
  • Cudian
  • Ilaya-Ivisan (Yabton)
  • Malocloc Norte
  • Malocloc Sur (Mahayag)
  • Matnog
  • Mianay
  • Ondoy
  • Poblacion Norte
  • Poblacion Sur
  • Santa Cruz

Demographics

Population census of Ivisan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,606—    
1918 4,418−0.28%
1939 6,369+1.76%
1948 7,678+2.10%
1960 10,627+2.75%
1970 13,593+2.49%
1975 15,374+2.50%
1980 17,414+2.52%
1990 21,510+2.14%
1995 22,720+1.03%
2000 24,256+1.41%
2007 25,882+0.90%
2010 26,763+1.23%
2015 29,055+1.58%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

In the 2015 census, the population of Ivisan was 29,055 people,[3] with a density of 540 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,400 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: Capiz". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Capiz". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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