Iguig | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Nickname(s): Holy Land of the North; Pottery Center of Cagayan | ||
Map of Cagayan showing the location of Iguig |
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Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 17°45′N 121°44′E / 17.75°N 121.73°ECoordinates: 17°45′N 121°44′E / 17.75°N 121.73°E | ||
Country | Philippines | |
Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | |
Province | Cagayan | |
District | 3rd District | |
Founded | December 28, 1607 | |
Barangays | 23 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Ferdinand B. Trinidad | |
Area | ||
• Total | 108.10 km2 (41.74 sq mi) | |
Population (2015 census) | ||
• Total | 27,862 | |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) | |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
ZIP code | 3504 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 | |
Income class | 4th class | |
Website | www |
Iguig is a fourth class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,862 people. It is best known as the hometown of Dado Banatao, a well-known Filipino-American software engineer credited for having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip.
Iguig is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.
In the 2015 census, the population of Iguig was 27,862 people, with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.