Carasi | |
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Municipality of Carasi | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 18°08′34″N120°49′17″E / 18.1428°N 120.8214°E | |
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 |
• 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] | |
• Total | 1,607 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
• Households | 344 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 6.71 |
• 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 |
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 province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,607 people. [3]
Carasi is a land-locked town situated in the eastern border of Ilocos Norte. It has an area of 157.48 km2. 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 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 |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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.
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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