Sabtang
Sabtang | |
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Shore of the island | |
Map of Batanes with Sabtang highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 20°20′06″N 121°52′19″E / 20.335°N 121.872°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Batanes |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 6 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Prescila A. Babalo |
| • Vice Mayor | Clemente C. Ladreza Jr. |
| • Representative | Ciriaco A. Gato Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 1,450 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.70 km2 (15.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15.7 m (51.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 1,696 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Households | 492 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 6th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.59 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 77.97 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 164.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 59.39 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 85.16 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batanes Electric Cooperative (BATANELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3904 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ivatan Tagalog Ilocano |
| Website | www |
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Sabtang, officially the Municipality of Sabtang (Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Sabtang; Ilocano: Ili ti Sabtang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sabtang), is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,696 people.
Sabtang is the southernmost island municipality in the Batanes Group of Islands. It consists primarily of Sabtang Island and two smaller and uninhabited islands nearby, namely, Ivuhos and Dequey. The municipality is known for its lighthouse and the old stone houses of the Ivatan villages of Chavayan and Savidug. Like Batan Island to the north, Sabtang also has a few Mission-style churches and white sand beaches.