Can-avid

Can-avid (IPA: [ˌkɐnˈʔavɪd]), officially the Municipality of Can-avid (Waray: Bungto han Can-avid; Tagalog: Bayan ng Can-avid), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,682 people.^[5]

Can-avid
Municipality
Municipality of Can-avid
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Motto(s):  Upai Can-avid... Upayon Ta, Panlawas, Agrikultura ngan mga Industriya han Can-avid
Map of Eastern Samar with Can-avid highlighted
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Can-avid Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°00′N 125°27′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Eastern Samar
District	Lone district
Founded	July 4, 1948
Barangays	28 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Gil Norman P. Germino
• Vice Mayor	Vilma A. Germino
• Representative	Maria Fe R. Abunda
• Councilors	List • Wilfredo B. Busa • Norberto C. Hobayan • Gil A. Cebrero • Brando G. Gulferic • Milven C. Coso • Salvador C. Busa • Omer J. Obiena • Pia C. Elgera DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	17,166 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	288.7 km2 (111.5 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	21,942
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Households	5,102
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	35.48 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 195.6 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 818.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 178.1 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 434.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6806
PSGC	0802605000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	www.can-avid-esamar.gov.ph

History

Can-avid was created in 1948 from the barrios of Can-avid, Carolina, Barok, Cansangaya, Mabuhay, Camantang, Canilay, Pandol and Balagon, formerly part of Dolores, Eastern Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 264.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Can-avid is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balagon
• Baruk
• Boco
• Caghalong
• Camantang
• Can-ilay
• Cansangaya
• Canteros
• Carolina
• Guibuangan
• Jepaco
• Mabuhay
• Malogo
• Obong
• Pandol
• Barangay 1 Poblacion
• Barangay 2 Poblacion
• Barangay 3 Poblacion
• Barangay 4 Poblacion
• Barangay 5 Poblacion
• Barangay 6 Poblacion
• Barangay 7 Poblacion
• Barangay 8 Poblacion
• Barangay 9 Poblacion
• Barangay 10 Poblacion
• Salvacion
• Solong
• Rawis

Climate

Climate data for Can-avid, Eastern Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	97 (3.8)	64 (2.5)	69 (2.7)	58 (2.3)	98 (3.9)	161 (6.3)	167 (6.6)	140 (5.5)	158 (6.2)	171 (6.7)	169 (6.7)	154 (6.1)	1,506 (59.3)
Average rainy days	17.1	13.4	14.8	15.2	21.1	25.2	26.8	25.4	25.5	26.5	23.0	20.3	254.3
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Can-avid

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	5,987	—
1960	8,409	+2.87%
1970	9,695	+1.43%
1975	11,135	+2.82%
1980	12,196	+1.84%
1990	13,254	+0.84%
1995	15,759	+3.30%
2000	17,228	+1.93%
2007	18,173	+0.74%
2010	19,785	+3.14%
2015	21,015	+1.16%
2020	21,682	+0.66%
2024	21,942	+0.29%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Can-avid, Eastern Samar, was 21,682 people,^[14] with a density of 75 inhabitants per square kilometre or 190 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Can-avid

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 44.48 2003 33.76 2006 44.30 2009 50.04 2012 44.74 2015 43.58 2018 52.20 2021 35.48 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]