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Kabugao, officially the Municipality of Kabugao, (Ilocano: Ili ti Kabugao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kabugao), is a 1st class municipality and de jure capital of the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,215 people. [3]

Kabugao
Municipality
Municipality of Kabugao
Landscape in Barangay Dibagat
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Map of Apayao with Kabugao highlighted
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Kabugao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°01′26″N 121°11′00″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Apayao
District	Lone district
Founded	1950
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Bensmar B. Ligwang (PRP)
• Vice Mayor	Fabulous B. Tucjang (NPC)
• Representative	Eleanor Bulut-Begtang
• Municipal Council	Members Benjie Ace L. Talimbatog Felipe B. Irving Vandolf A. Alitan Pedro B. Dandan Venancio D. Culdong Sedolito Bernard A. Agunos Gregorio B. Ligwang Arellano C. Culdong Jr.
• Electorate	11,155 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	935.12 km2 (361.05 sq mi)
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Highest elevation	689 m (2,260 ft)
Lowest elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	16,215
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
• Households	3,130
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	35.34% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱241,659,681.13 (2020)
• Assets	₱416,690,641.74 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱183,633,486.97 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱66,384,548.22 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3809
PSGC	148104000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Isnag Itawis Ilocano Tagalog

History

On July 12, 1915, Governor General Francis Burton Harrison issued Executive Order No. 45, transferring the capital of then sub-province of Apayao from Tauit to Kabugao, to be effective on August 1.[5]

Kabugao was occupied for a year by the Japanese during the Second World War.[6] It was captured on December 1942 after the USAFIP NL retreated from the town.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 935.12 square kilometres (361.05 sq mi) [7] constituting 21.19% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.

Barangays

Kabugao is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.[8] These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [9]
148104001	Badduat	5.8%	943	1,000	▾	−0.56%
148104002	Baliwanan	3.0%	480	478	▴	0.04%
148104004	Bulu	1.8%	297	298	▾	−0.03%
148104007	Cabetayan	3.8%	613	556	▴	0.94%
148104005	Dagara	3.3%	541	484	▴	1.07%
148104006	Dibagat	4.3%	704	797	▾	−1.18%
148104008	Karagawan	4.0%	655	676	▾	−0.30%
148104009	Kumao	3.5%	570	557	▴	0.22%
148104010	Laco	2.5%	411	410	▴	0.02%
148104011	Lenneng (Liyyeng)	15.7%	2,541	2,396	▴	0.56%
148104012	Lucab	3.7%	604	660	▾	−0.85%
148104013	Luttuacan	6.4%	1,042	786	▴	2.74%
148104014	Madatag	4.9%	798	766	▴	0.39%
148104015	Madduang	2.9%	467	423	▴	0.95%
148104016	Magabta	1.3%	203	215	▾	−0.55%
148104017	Maragat	2.8%	453	503	▾	−1.00%
148104018	Musimut	3.7%	607	822	▾	−2.86%
148104019	Nagbabalayan	3.0%	482	511	▾	−0.56%
148104020	Poblacion	16.2%	2,629	3,217	▾	−1.91%
148104021	Tuyangan	1.8%	285	334	▾	−1.51%
148104022	Waga	1.3%	212	281	▾	−2.66%
	Total		16,215	16,170	▴	0.03%

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Kabugao

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	3,448	—
1939	4,646	+1.43%
1948	4,545	−0.24%
1960	5,961	+2.29%
1970	7,358	+2.13%
1975	8,720	+3.46%
1980	9,600	+1.94%
1990	11,198	+1.55%
1995	12,710	+2.40%
2000	13,985	+2.07%
2007	14,529	+0.53%
2010	16,170	+3.97%
2015	15,537	−0.76%
2020	16,215	+0.84%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [9] [12][13]

In the 2020 census, Kabugao had a population of 16,215. [3] The population density was 17 inhabitants per square kilometre (44/sq mi).

Economy

Government

Kabugao, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Apayao, 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.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[21]

Position	Name
Congressman	Elias C. Bulut Jr.
Mayor	Bensmar B. Ligwang
Vice-Mayor	Joseph C. Amid
Councilors	Jed E. Bosing
	Marlene B. Tapiru
	Paterno C. Amid
	Alberto B. Tucjang
	Gregorio B. Ligwang
	Macpaul L. Talimbong
	Max T. Basang
	Sedolito Bernard A. Agunos

Education

In 1948, Rev. Louis Saunders of an evangelical Protestant sect, The Disciples of Christ, opened the Apayao Christian Academy, Kabugao's first secondary school. In 1950, amidst rivalry among churches, the Catholics started its own secondary school, Our Blessed Lady of Lourdes.[6]

Dibagat

Dibagat is inhabited by the Isnag and the Ilocano.^{[citation needed]} There is a small grass airstrip built by SIL in 1985.^{[citation needed]} Dibagat is accessible only by canoe or by specialized aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

Media related to Kabugao at Wikimedia Commons

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

На других языках

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[de] Kabugao

Kabugao ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Apayao. Sie hat 15.537 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015). Kabugao ist Sitz der Provinzregierung der Provinz Apayao. Die Gemeinde liegt im Wassereinzugsgebiet des Flusses Abulug.

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