Uyugan
Uyugan | |
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| Municipality of Uyugan | |
Uyugan landscape | |
Map of Batanes with Uyugan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 20°21′N 121°56′E / 20.35°N 121.93°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Batanes |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | May 20, 1909 |
| Barangays | 4 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jonathan Enrique V. Nanud Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Argel E. Hortiz |
| • Representative | Ciriaco B. Gato Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 1,188 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.28 km2 (6.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13.7 m (44.9 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,011 m (3,317 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 1,380 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Households | 399 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 6th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 5.93 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 65.92 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 102.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 50.05 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 52.13 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batanes Electric Cooperative (BATANELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3903 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ivatan Tagalog Ilocano |
| Website | uyuganbatanes |
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Uyugan, officially the Municipality of Uyugan (Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Uyugan; Ilocano: Ili ti Uyugan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Uyugan), is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,380 people, making it the least populated town in the province and second least populated in the country, behind Kalayaan, Palawan.