Can-avid

Can-avid
Municipality of Can-avid
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 / 12°N 125.45°E / 12; 125.45
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
FoundedJuly 4, 1948
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorGil Norman P. Germino
  Vice MayorVilma A. Germino
  RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
  Councilors
List
  Electorate17,166 voters (2025)
Area
  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
 (2020 census)
  Total
21,682
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
  Households
5,102
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
35.48
% (2021)
  Revenue195.6 million (2022)
  Assets818.3 million (2022)
  Expenditure178.1 million (2022)
  Liabilities434.8 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6806
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.can-avid-esamar.gov.ph

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.