Santo Niño, Cagayan

Santo Niño, officially the Municipality of Santo Niño (Ibanag: Ili nat Santo Niño; Ilocano: Ili ti Santo Niño; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santo Niño), formerly known as Faire, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,219 people.[3]

Santo Niño

Faire
Municipality
Municipality of Santo Niño
Map of Cagayan with Santo Niño highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Santo Niño
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°53′10″N 121°34′09″E
Country Philippines
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceCagayan
District2nd District
Barangays31 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorVicente G. Pagurayan
 • Vice MayorMarites E. Cuntapay
 • CongressmanSamantha Louise V. Alfonso
 • Electorate17,951 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total512.90 km2 (198.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total27,219
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Households
6,439
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence19.74% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)124,397,798.77 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3525
PSGC
021526000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Itawis language
Tagalog

Barangays

Santo Niño is politically subdivided into 31 barangays.

  • Abariongan Ruar
  • Abariongan Uneg
  • Balagan
  • Balanni
  • Cabayo
  • Calapangan
  • Calassitan
  • Campo
  • Centro Norte (Poblacion)
  • Centro Sur (Poblacion)
  • Dungao
  • Lattac
  • Lipatan
  • Lubo
  • Mabitbitnong
  • Mapitac
  • Masical
  • Matalao
  • Nag-uma (Nagbayugan)
  • Namuccayan
  • Niug Norte
  • Niug Sur
  • Palusao
  • San Manuel
  • San Roque
  • Santa Felicitas
  • Santa Maria
  • Sidiran
  • Tabang
  • Tamucco
  • Virginia

Demographics
Population census of Santo Niño
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,069—    
1918 5,421+1.93%
1939 8,877+2.38%
1948 9,947+1.27%
1960 13,981+2.88%
1970 16,923+1.93%
1975 18,638+1.95%
1980 19,493+0.90%
1990 18,608−0.46%
1995 21,151+2.43%
2000 22,752+1.58%
2007 25,688+1.69%
2015 27,219+0.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5][6][7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Santo Niño, Cagayan, was 27,219 people,[3] with a density of 53 inhabitants per square kilometre or 140 inhabitants per square mile.

Climate
Climate data for Santo Niño, Cagayan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25
(77)		 27
(81)		 29
(84)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 27
(81)		 25
(77)		 29
(85)
Average low °C (°F) 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 21
(70)		 23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 133
(5.2)		 87
(3.4)		 68
(2.7)		 44
(1.7)		 127
(5.0)		 134
(5.3)		 160
(6.3)		 162
(6.4)		 134
(5.3)		 192
(7.6)		 194
(7.6)		 260
(10.2)		 1,695
(66.7)
Average rainy days 18.1 13.3 13.3 11.8 19.7 20.9 22.8 22.8 20.3 16.6 18.4 21.7 219.7
Source: Meteoblue [8]

See also
  • List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Cagayan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "Santo Niño Cagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 December 2018.


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