Ivisan, officially the Municipality of Ivisan (
Capiznon/
Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Ivisan''; tl, Bayan ng Ivisan), is a 4th class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Capiz
Capiz, officially the Province of Capiz ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; tl, Lalawigan ng Capiz), is a province in the Philippines located in the central section of Western Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Roxas. It is ...
,
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,278 people.
Ivisan is from the provincial capital,
Roxas City.
The current mayor is Jose Noel N. Yap who won in the 2007 elections. He is the brother of former Ivisan mayor Felipe Neri Yap and the son of former mayor Amelia Yap who only finished two terms as mayor.
Geography
Barangays
Ivisan is politically subdivided into 15
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
* Agmalobo
* Agustin Navarra (Agumang - ang)
* Balaring
* Basiao
* Cabugao
* Cudian
* Ilaya-Ivisan (Yabton)
* Malocloc Norte
* Malocloc Sur (Mahayag)
* Matnog
* Mianay
* Ondoy
*
Poblacion
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Norte
* Poblacion Sur
* Santa Cruz
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Ivisan was 31,278 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Capiz
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