Asipulo

Asipulo, officially the Municipality of Asipulo is a municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,963 people.^[3]

Asipulo
Municipality
Municipality of Asipulo
Flag Seal
Map of Ifugao with Asipulo highlighted
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Asipulo Location within the Philippines
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  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Archie Lee A. Quindo
• Vice Mayor	Clarence P. Bahingawan
• Representative	Solomon R. Chungalao
• Municipal Council	Members Leonardo M. Ullanggi Eddie A. Dinongon Gualberto B. Tayaban Richard H. Buhong Marcelyn D. Bonhaon Sanny D. Buhong Robert P. Ullani Nathaniel D. Dupingay
• Electorate	8,071 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	15,963
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
• Households	3,327
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	8.56 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 148.7 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 340.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 103.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 51.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ifugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3610
PSGC	1402711000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Ifugao Tuwali Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.asipulo.gov.ph

History

The town, formerly part of Kiangan, was incorporated as a separate municipality pursuant to Republic Act No. 7173, ratified on January 13, 1992.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Asipulo is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Amduntog
• Antipolo
• Camandag
• Cawayan
• Haliap
• Liwon
• Namal
• Nungawa
• Panubtuban
• Pula

Climate

Climate data for Asipulo, Ifugao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

Demographics

Population census of Asipulo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Asipulo

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 65.54 2003 55.53 2006 55.00 2009 47.50 2012 55.29 2015 44.85 2018 32.04 2021 8.56 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

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.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)^[20]

Position	Name
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

JCampbell Park

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.