Ivisan, Capiz
Ivisan, officially the Municipality of Ivisan (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Ivisan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ivisan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,278 people.
Ivisan is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) 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 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Agmalobo
- Agustin Navarra (Agumang - ang)
- Balaring
- Basiao
- Cabugao
- Cudian
- Ilaya-Ivisan (Yabton)
- Malocloc Norte
- Malocloc Sur (Mahayag)
- Matnog
- Mianay
- Ondoy
- Poblacion Norte
- Poblacion Sur
- Santa Cruz
Climate
| Climate data for Ivisan, Capiz | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) |
39 (1.5) |
46 (1.8) |
48 (1.9) |
90 (3.5) |
144 (5.7) |
152 (6.0) |
145 (5.7) |
163 (6.4) |
160 (6.3) |
120 (4.7) |
90 (3.5) |
1,258 (49.4) |
| Average rainy days | 12.3 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 221 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 4,606 | — |
| 1918 | 4,418 | −0.28% |
| 1939 | 6,369 | +1.76% |
| 1948 | 7,678 | +2.10% |
| 1960 | 10,627 | +2.75% |
| 1970 | 13,593 | +2.49% |
| 1975 | 15,374 | +2.50% |
| 1980 | 17,414 | +2.52% |
| 1990 | 21,510 | +2.14% |
| 1995 | 22,720 | +1.03% |
| 2000 | 24,256 | +1.41% |
| 2007 | 25,882 | +0.90% |
| 2010 | 26,763 | +1.23% |
| 2015 | 29,055 | +1.58% |
| 2020 | 31,278 | +1.46% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Ivisan was 31,278 people, with a density of 580 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Ivisan
10
20
30
40
2006
28.00 2009
20.23 2012
31.65 2015
18.72 2018
6.36 2021
15.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |