Carasi
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Municipality of Carasi | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 18°08′34″N 120°49′17″E / 18.1428°N 120.8214°E / 18.1428; 120.8214 | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Norte |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 3 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Robella G. Gaspar |
• Vice Mayor | Wilson T. Bulil-lit |
• Representative | Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos III |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 1,360 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 82.97 km2 (32.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
Highest elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Population
(2020 census)[3]
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• Total | 1,607 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
• Households | 344 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence |
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• Revenue | ₱ 65.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 139.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 58.01 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 38.09 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code |
2911
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PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Carasi, officially the Municipality of Carasi (Ilocano: Ili ti Carasi; Filipino: Bayan ng Carasi), is a 5th class municipality in the provinceofIlocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,607 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province and the entire Ilocos Region.[3]
Carasi is a land-locked town situated in the eastern border of Ilocos Norte. Vintar is situated in the north of Carasi, Calanasan in the east, Nueva Era in the south and Piddig in the west. It is in the foot of the Cordillera Mountains.
Carasi is 31 kilometres (19 mi) from Laoag and 518 kilometres (322 mi) from Manila.
Carasi is politically subdivided into 3 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Carasi, Ilocos Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
25 (77) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
27 (80) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
20 (69) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55 (2.2) |
41 (1.6) |
37 (1.5) |
41 (1.6) |
184 (7.2) |
215 (8.5) |
261 (10.3) |
256 (10.1) |
245 (9.6) |
216 (8.5) |
142 (5.6) |
129 (5.1) |
1,822 (71.8) |
Average rainy days | 14.1 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 21.8 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 23.8 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 222.3 |
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[6] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Carasi was 1,607 people,[3] with a density of 19 inhabitants per square kilometre or 49 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Carasi
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
Carasi, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Ria Christina G. Fariñas |
Mayor | Rene V. Gaspar |
Vice-Mayor | Wilson T. Bulil-lit |
Councilors | Pedro L. Opeña Jr. |
John R. Abril | |
Menandro S. Julian | |
Edgar S. Sueb | |
Resurreccion R. Pumaras Jr. | |
Julita B. Ulap | |
Ramel J. Alubin | |
Gabriel D. Reyes |
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Province of Ilocos Norte
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Laoag (capital and largest city) | |
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