Ivisan

Ivisan, officially the Municipality of Ivisan (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Ivisan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ivisan), is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,278 people.^[5]

Ivisan
Municipality
Municipality of Ivisan
A house in Ivisan
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Map of Capiz with Ivisan highlighted
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Ivisan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°31′18″N 122°41′27″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Capiz
District	2nd district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Felipe Neri N. Yap (1Capiz)
• Vice Mayor	Jose Romeo U. Yap (1Capiz)
• Representative	Jane T. Castro (Lakas)
• Municipal Council	Members Romulo T. Loberes, Jr. Bonifacio B. Ugas Brian Blaise B. Apruebo Alfonso O. Villar, Jr. Benedick V. Billones Bito O. Delos Santos, Sr. Catherine A. San Antonio Joebert D. Alcazaren
• Electorate	21,770 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	32,853
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Households	7,794
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	15.83 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 170.8 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 352.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 112.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 83.36 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5805
PSGC	061905000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)36
Native languages	Capisnon Hiligaynon Tagalog
Website	www.ivisan.gov.ph

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. ^[6] 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[7]

Demographics

Population census of Ivisan

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	+1.56%
2024	32,853	+1.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Ivisan was 31,278 people,^[13] 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 50 60 2000 51.11 2003 34.09 2006 28.00 2009 20.23 2012 31.65 2015 18.72 2018 6.36 2021 15.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]