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Caoayan
The Caoayan Town Hall
The Caoayan Town Hall
Official seal of Caoayan
Seal
Etymology: Bamboo
Motto: 
Pardas Caoayan!
OpenStreetMap
CountryPhilippines
Founded1825
Chartered1911
Barangays(see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • MayorGermelina S. Goulart
 • Vice MayorPedro B. Belarmino
 • RepresentativeDeogracias Victor B. Savellano
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electoratevoters (?)
Highest elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Economy
 • Poverty incidence% (?)
Service provider
 • Electricity—
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
PSGC
PSGC unknown

Caoayan, officially the Municipality of Caoayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Caoayan; Filipino: Bayan ng Caoayan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,574 people. [3]

Etymology

During pre-Spanish times the port of Pandan was an important trading post for Chinese and inter-island vessels, and one of the commodities once traded there was bamboo. With the arrival of the Spaniards came the project to identify the names of places in the Philippines. Spaniards, patrolling the area for pirates known as tirong, came to a place near the island called Puro, and asked the name of the place. Thinking that the Spaniards wanted to know the name of the bamboo floating in rafts on the Baggoc River waiting to be traded, they answered "kawayan." The Spaniard then listed the place's name as Caoayan.

From that time on, the place's registered name was Caoayan, and has been registered as a barrio of the capital town Bigaan. It became a parish in 1825. The first missionaries that founded Saint Paul College of Ilocos Sur landed in Pandan. A commemorative marker stands at Pandan Port to commemorate the event.

History

Caoayan, which was once a barrio of Ciudad Fernandina, now Vigan, became a municipality in 1911. Don Dimas Querubin was the town's founder and got elected as the first municipal mayor. He was succeeded by his son, Don Asterio Q. Querubin I, who served for four terms and became president of the Mayors' League of Ilocos Sur.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Caoayan, Ilocos Sur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86) 		31
(88) 		33
(91) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		31
(88)
Average low °C (°F) 19
(66) 		19
(66) 		21
(70) 		23
(73) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		19
(66) 		22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9
(0.4) 		11
(0.4) 		13
(0.5) 		23
(0.9) 		92
(3.6) 		122
(4.8) 		153
(6.0) 		137
(5.4) 		139
(5.5) 		141
(5.6) 		42
(1.7) 		14
(0.6) 		896
(35.4)
Average rainy days 4.6 4.0 6.2 9.1 19.5 23.2 24.0 22.5 21.5 15.2 10.5 6.0 166.3
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[4]

Barangays

Caoayan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.PSGC unknown These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

  • Anonang Mayor
  • Anonang Menor
  • Baggoc
  • Callaguip
  • Caparacadan
  • Fuerte
  • Manangat
  • Naguilian
  • Nansuagao
  • Pandan
  • Pantay-Quitiquit
  • Don Dimas Querubin (Poblacion)
  • Puro
  • Pantay-Tamurong
  • Villamar
  • Don Alejandro Quirolgico (Poblacion)
  • Don Lorenzo Querubin (Poblacion)

Demographics

Population census of Caoayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [5] [6] [7]

In the 2020 census, Caoayan had a population of 19,574. [3] The population density was 1,100 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,800/sq mi).

Economy

Caoayan Welcome Arch
A series of roadside eateries just outside of the town's parish church in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur

Due to its geographical location, fishing has been the main source of livelihood of the inhabitants. Next is agriculture where farmers planted onions, tomatoes, rice and corn bound. The town is also known for its loom-weaving industry which dates back before Spanish regime. Palafox and Associates have declared Caoayan as the fish-bowl and onion basket of Ilocos Sur.

Boat-sailing was one of the major industries of Caoayan but was eased out as means of transportation with the onset of modern highways especially those connecting the Ilocos provinces to Manila and the Cagayan Valley. The provincial government has recognized the Caoayano skill by awarding locals who are engaged in boat-making and calesa-manufacturing as living legends of Ilocos Sur.

Currently, LGU-Caoayan has launched the country's first ever One-Barangay, One-Product (OBOP) program. Although its official One-Town, One-Product (OTOP) as per DTI's initiatives is Abel Iloko, only 5 out of the 17 barangays are into loom-weaving. Under Mayor Goulart, the OBOP was designed to give all barangays equal economic development opportunity. Under this program, non- Abel Iloko barangays are empowered to adopt their respective OBOPs depending on the raw materials that are indigenous and abundant in their communities.

The OBOP has now produced a wide array of local products: processed Rosangis (clam shells), Bagoong Ipon, native Cakes and Delicacies, processed peanuts, Pickled Singkamas (turnips), Smoked Tilapia, Corn Husk souvenir items, Water Lily handicrafts, Smoked/De-boned Bangus (milkfish), with others that are following soon. Abel Iloko weavers have also undergone training programs that will enable them to come up with high-end Abel outputs.

Caoayan is also presently riding on the coattails of Vigan, which has been declared as one of the new 7 wonder cities of the world. To be able to get a fair share of the city's tourist influx, Caoayan opened the Pinakbet Farm in Barangay Nansuagao, offering the quintessential Ilokano dish - Pinakbet - as its centerpiece. Currently opened is the Caoayan Choco Surf Point in Barangay Manangat, a resort-type destination that offers surfing and other water-based sports classes, rejuvenating massage and the Black Sand exfoliating rub, and the resto-bar that offers drinks and seafood paella as the chef's choice. These tourism-based projects have been launched to achieve the town's vision of improving all Caoayanos' standard of living through additional revenue and employment generation.

Government

Caoayan, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Sur, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[8]
Position Name
Congressman Deogracias Victor B. Savellano
Mayor Germelina S. Goulart
Vice-Mayor Pedro B. Belarmino
Councilors Maria Teresa C. Alquiza
Francis T. Mendoza
Visitacion P. Quilana
Jose Q. Quadra
Romel R. Balallo
Melnan Q. Atendido
Adrian T. Fenol
Demetrio M. Briones

Notable personalities

The ancestral house of Don Dimas Querubin, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur's most famous individual.

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Caoayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

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