Asipulo, officially the Municipality of Asipulo is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,963 people. [3]
Asipulo | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Asipulo | |
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Coordinates: 16°43′15″N 121°04′10″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Ifugao |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Archie Lee A. Quindo |
• Vice Mayor | Clarence P. Bahingawan |
• Representative | Solomon R. Chungalao |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 7,625 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 182.87 km2 (70.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,063 m (3,488 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,735 m (5,692 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,963 |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,829 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.04% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱101,615,789.98 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱213,903,624.08 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱79,459,727.39 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱27,419,641.13 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ifugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3610 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Ifugao Tuwali Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
The town, formerly part of Kiangan, was incorporated as a separate municipality pursuant to Republic Act No. 7173, ratified on January 13, 1992.[5]
Asipulo is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. [6] These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.
Climate data for Asipulo, Ifugao | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
26 (78) |
Average low °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
19 (67) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) |
57 (2.2) |
77 (3.0) |
141 (5.6) |
390 (15.4) |
355 (14.0) |
426 (16.8) |
441 (17.4) |
426 (16.8) |
259 (10.2) |
97 (3.8) |
57 (2.2) |
2,764 (108.9) |
Average rainy days | 10.4 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 20.4 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 19.9 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 241.5 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1995 | 9,964 | — |
2000 | 12,294 | +4.61% |
2007 | 13,340 | +1.13% |
2010 | 14,403 | +2.83% |
2015 | 15,261 | +1.11% |
2020 | 15,963 | +0.89% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Asipulo was 15,963 people, [3] with a density of 87 inhabitants per square kilometre or 230 inhabitants per square mile.
Asipulo, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Ifugao, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Solomon R. Chungalao |
Mayor | Armando P. Domilod |
Vice-Mayor | Clarence P. Bahingawan |
Councilors | Constancio N. Catama |
Charles T. Humiwat | |
Leonardo M. Ullangi | |
Denis P. Gumangan | |
Lopez D. Bahingawan | |
Gualberto B. Tayaban | |
Robert P. Ullani | |
Fernando D. Dupingay | |
The JCampbell Park or Julia Campbell Agroforest Memorial Eco-Park, is an eco-park located in Barangay Pula in this town. The camp is dedicated in memory of Julia Campbell (journalist), a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer working in the Philippines and was murdered in the area in 2007 on her trek to Batad Rice Terraces.
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Barangays | See: List of barangays in Ifugao |
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