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Encyclopedia > Calayan, Cagayan

Calayan is an island and 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. It is one of the Babuyan Islands in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon island. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 14,309 people in 2,654 households. Image File history File links Ph_locator_cagayan_calayan. ... A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... The Babuyan Islands is an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait and north of Luzon island in the Philippines. ... The Luzon Strait is a strait connecting the Philippine Sea, in the western Pacific, to the South China Sea, between Taiwan and Luzon in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzón, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

A Calayan Rail
A Calayan Rail

It is home to the Calayan Rail, a flightless bird identified as a separate species in 2004. The newly discovered Calayan Rail. ... The newly discovered Calayan Rail. ... Binomial name Gallirallus calayanensis Allen,D, Oliveros,C, Espanola,C Broad,G & Gonzalez,JCT, 2004 The Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis) is a flightless bird of the rail, moorhen, and coot family (Rallidae) that inhabits Calayan Island in the Philippines. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Barangays

Calayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...

  • Cabudadan
  • Balatubat
  • Dadao
  • Dibay
  • Dilam
  • Magsidel
  • Naguilian
  • Poblacion
  • Babuyan Claro
  • Centro II
  • Dalupiri
  • Minabel

External links

  • Philippine Standard Geographic Code
  • 2000 Philippine Census Information
Cities and Municipalities of Cagayan
Cities: Tuguegarao City
Municipalities: Abulug | Alcala | Allacapan | Amulung | Aparri | Baggao | Ballesteros | Buguey | Calayan | Camalaniugan | Claveria | Enrile | Gattaran | Gonzaga | Iguig | Lal-Lo | Lasam | Pamplona | Peñablanca | Piat | Rizal | Sanchez-Mira | Santa Ana | Santa Praxedes | Santa Teresita | Santo Niño | Solana | Tuao


 

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