Calanasan

Calanasan
Municipality
Location within Apayao province
Calanasan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°15′N 121°02′E / 18.25°N 121.03°E / 18.25; 121.03Coordinates: 18°15′N 121°02′E / 18.25°N 121.03°E / 18.25; 121.03
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Apayao
District	Lone District
Founded	June 25, 1963
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Elias K. Bulut Sr. (Nacionalista Party)
• Vice Mayor	Martin Lucero B. Lawat (Nacionalista Party)
Area
• Total	1,256.15 km2 (485.00 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	12,604
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)	7,296
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3814
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Income class	1st class
PSGC	148101000

Calanasan, officially the Municipality of Calanasan (Ilocano: Ili ti Calanasan; Filipino: Bayan ng Calanasan), (formerly known as Bayag, meaning "slow"), is a municipality in the province of Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 12,604 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 7,296 registered voters.

Its land area is 1,256.15 square kilometres (485.00 sq mi), making it the largest municipality in the province. Calanasan is the source of the Apayao River which empties into the South China Sea and is the only navigable river in Apayao.

Calanasan is located at 18°15′N 121°02′E / 18.25°N 121.03°E / 18.25; 121.03.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 1,256.15 square kilometres (485.00 sq mi)  constituting 7001284600000000000♠28.46% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.

Calanasan is 607 kilometres (377 mi) north from Manila and located in the north-western section of Apayao bordering Santa Praxedes and Claveria in the north, Adams and Carasi in the west, Solsona in the south-west, Kabugao on the south, and Luna and some parts of Kabugao on the east.

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