| Iguig | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Nickname(s): Holy Land of the North; Pottery Center of Cagayan | ||
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Map of Cagayan showing the location of Iguig |
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| Location within the Philippines | ||
| Coordinates: 17°45′N 121°44′E / 17.75°N 121.73°ECoordinates: 17°45′N 121°44′E / 17.75°N 121.73°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | |
| Province | Cagayan | |
| District | 3rd District | |
| Founded | December 28, 1607 | |
| Barangays | 23 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ferdinand B. Trinidad | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 108.10 km2 (41.74 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 27,862 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3504 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 | |
| Income class | 4th class | |
| Website | www |
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Iguig is a fourth class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,862 people. It is best known as the hometown of Dado Banatao, a well-known Filipino-American software engineer credited for having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip.
Iguig is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.
In the 2015 census, the population of Iguig was 27,862 people, with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.