Sabangan, officially the Municipality of Sabangan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,621 people. [3]
Sabangan | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Sabangan | |
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Coordinates: 17°00′16″N 120°55′24″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Mountain Province |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Marcial C. Lawilao Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Dario P. Esden |
• Representative | Maximo Y. Dalug Jr. |
• Electorate | 7,834 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 72.04 km2 (27.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,441 m (4,728 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,665 m (8,743 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 970 m (3,180 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,621 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,215 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.04% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱94,744,131.98 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱274,977,350.75 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱67,311,968.10 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱86,886,008.63 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2622 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Balangao Bontoc Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Sabangan is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from provincial capital Bontoc and 374 kilometres (232 mi) from Manila via Halsema Highway.
Sabangan was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bauko, Bontoc, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig.[5] However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution.[6]
Sabangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. 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 Sabangan, Mountain Province | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
Average low °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
18 (63) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
46 (1.8) |
63 (2.5) |
117 (4.6) |
402 (15.8) |
400 (15.7) |
441 (17.4) |
471 (18.5) |
440 (17.3) |
258 (10.2) |
94 (3.7) |
68 (2.7) |
2,835 (111.6) |
Average rainy days | 9.9 | 19.5 | 13.9 | 18.9 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 26.1 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 246 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 49 | — |
1918 | 3,092 | +31.83% |
1939 | 4,706 | +2.02% |
1948 | 4,581 | −0.30% |
1960 | 8,900 | +5.69% |
1970 | 6,517 | −3.06% |
1975 | 7,599 | +3.13% |
1980 | 8,194 | +1.52% |
1990 | 8,083 | −0.14% |
1995 | 8,609 | +1.19% |
2000 | 8,728 | +0.29% |
2007 | 9,098 | +0.57% |
2010 | 8,741 | −1.45% |
2015 | 9,315 | +1.22% |
2020 | 9,621 | +0.64% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10][11] |
Sabangan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain Province, 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 | Maximo Y. Dalog Jr. |
Mayor | Marcial C. Lawilao Jr. |
Vice-Mayor | Dario P. Esden |
Councilors | Henrico B. Boguilis |
Celestino A. Matias | |
Roger C. Bas-ilen | |
Enrique G. Litilit | |
Fausto L. Ballakis | |
William M. Malamion | |
Thomas S. Begnaen | |
Crispin P. Altaki |
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Municipalities | |
Barangays | See: List of barangays in Mountain Province |
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