Can-avid
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| Municipality of Can-avid | |
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| Motto(s):
Upai Can-avid... Upayon Ta, Panlawas, Agrikultura ngan mga Industriya han Can-avid
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Map of Eastern Samar with Can-avid highlighted
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  Can-avid Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°00′N 125°27′E / 12°N 125.45°E / 12; 125.45 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | July 4, 1948 |
| Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gil Norman P. Germino |
| • Vice Mayor | Vilma A. Germino |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List
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| • Electorate | 16,128 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 288.7 km2 (111.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 21,682 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,102 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 151.3 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 507.5 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 110.4 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 178.3 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
6806
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Can-avid (IPA: [ˌkɐnˈʔavɪd]), officially the Municipality of Can-avid (Waray: Bungto han Can-avid; Tagalog: Bayan ng Can-avid), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofEastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,682 people.[3]
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.[5]
Can-avid is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Can-avid, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97 (3.8) |
64 (2.5) |
69 (2.7) |
58 (2.3) |
98 (3.9) |
161 (6.3) |
167 (6.6) |
140 (5.5) |
158 (6.2) |
171 (6.7) |
169 (6.7) |
154 (6.1) |
1,506 (59.3) |
| Average rainy days | 17.1 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 21.1 | 25.2 | 26.8 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 23.0 | 20.3 | 254.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1948 | 5,987 | — |
| 1960 | 8,409 | +2.87% |
| 1970 | 9,695 | +1.43% |
| 1975 | 11,135 | +2.82% |
| 1980 | 12,196 | +1.84% |
| 1990 | 13,254 | +0.84% |
| 1995 | 15,759 | +3.30% |
| 2000 | 17,228 | +1.93% |
| 2007 | 18,173 | +0.74% |
| 2010 | 19,785 | +3.14% |
| 2015 | 21,015 | +1.16% |
| 2020 | 21,682 | +0.62% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Can-avid, Eastern Samar, was 21,682 people,[3] with a density of 75 inhabitants per square kilometre or 190 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Can-avid
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2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
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