Can-avid | |
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Municipality | |
Motto: Upai Can-avid... Upayon Ta, Panlawas, Agrikultura ngan mga Industriya han Can-avid | |
Map of Northern Samar with Can-avid highlighted |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°00′N 125°27′E / 12°N 125.45°ECoordinates: 12°00′N 125°27′E / 12°N 125.45°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
Province | Eastern Samar |
Congr. district | Lone district of E. Samar |
Established | July 4, 1948 |
Barangays | 28 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gil Norman P. Germino |
Area | |
• Total | 288.7 km2 (111.5 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 21,015 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 6806 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Website | www |
Can-avid is a fourth class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 21,015 people.
Can-avid is politically subdivided into 28 barangays.
Can-avid was created in 1948 from the barrios of Can-avid, Carolina, Barok, Cansangaya, Mabuhay, Camantang, Canilay, Pandol and Balagon, formerly part of Dolores, Eastern Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 264.
In the 2015 census, the population of Can-avid, Eastern Samar, was 21,015 people, with a density of 73 inhabitants per square kilometre or 190 inhabitants per square mile.