Iguig, officially the Municipality of Iguig (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
History Iguig was officially established as a Spanish mission on 16 April 1608. The name of the town is said to mean "the place of Ig", referring to a native chieftain and warrior who lived in the area.
Geography
Iguig is from Tuguegarao and from Manila.
Barangays Iguig is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Ajat (Poblacion) Atulu Baculud Bayo Campo Dumpao Gammad Garab Malabbac Manaoag (Aquiliquilao) Minanga Norte Minanga Sur Nattanzan (Poblacion) Redondo Salamague San Esteban (Capitan) San Isidro (Ugac West) San Lorenzo San Vicente (Ugac East) Santa Barbara Santa Rosa Santa Teresa (Gammad Sur) Santiago
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Iguig was 31,342 people, with a density of .
Economy
Government Local government
Iguig is part of the third legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It 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) Position Name Congressman Joseph L. Lara Mayor Ferdinand B. TrinidadVice-Mayor Juditas L. Trinidad Councilors Ma. Riza Lyn B. Callueng Benjamin Pascual Jr. Juliet P. Barizo Juanito Ramos Mario Pelovello Raul B. Trinidad Marcial Liquigan Ventura D. Zinampan
Education The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The Iguig Schools District Office governs all public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.
Primary and elementary schools
Baculud Elementary School Bayo Elementary School Capitan Elementary School Dumpao Elementary School Gammad Elementary School Garab Elementary School Iguig Central School Malabbac Elementary School Manaoag Elementary School Minanga Norte Elementary School Mother Therese Learning Center Redondo Elementary School Sta. Barbara Elementary School Sta. Teresa Elementary School Ugac Elementary School
Secondary schools
Caridad B. Trinidad National High School Gammad National High School Vicente D. Trinidad High School
Notable people Dado Banatao: a software engineer credited for having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip.
References
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information