Lubuagan
Municipality in Kalinga, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Kalinga, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lubuagan, officially the Municipality of Lubuagan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,323 people.[3]
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Lubuagan | |
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Municipality of Lubuagan | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°21′N 121°11′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Kalinga |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1905 |
Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joel B. Tagaotao |
• Vice Mayor | Alonzo C. Saclag Jr. |
• Representative | Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 10,344 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 234.20 km2 (90.43 sq mi) |
Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,880 m (6,170 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 9,323 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,982 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 7.52 |
• Revenue | ₱ 99.43 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 251.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 72.68 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 59.2 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3802 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Lubuagan is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Tabuk City and 457 kilometres (284 mi) from Manila.
Lubuagan Municipality, once the seat of the National Government from March 6 to May 17, 1900, during the time of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, was among the eight (8) municipalities of the new province of Kalinga. It is located at 800 metres (2,600 ft) above sea level in the southern part of Kalinga and in the heart of the Cordillera. It has a land area of 23,420 hectares (57,900 acres). Some of its younger generation have migrated either in the lowland plains of Tabuk or in other provinces in search for income and employment opportunities.
Spanish Rule was never established in Lubuagan during its 300 year occupation of the Philippines. However, Emilio Aguinaldo, president of the erstwhile First Philippine Republic made Lubuagan the seat of government for 73 days, from 6 March to 18 May 1900, before his escape and eventual capture at Palanan, Isabela, on 23 March 1901.[5][6]
Upon the assumption of the United States of America as colonial power over the Philippines. The Township of Lubuagan was established in 1905 and administered via the sub provincial government of Lepanto-Bontoc sub-province. Lt. Governor E. A. Eckman, an American ex-soldier was the Chief Executive of the sub-province.
In 1907, Kalinga was separated and organized as a distinct sub-province from Lepanto-Bontoc. Franklin Walter Hale was appointed the first Lt. Governor to establish a civil government in Kalinga.
Bulanao, a thriving community of Tubog at the time, the site of which is the present homestead of Abe Umao was the target of Hale as the center of his administration in Kalinga. But shortly thereafter, a cholera and malaria epidemic broke out in the latter part of 1907 and continued in 1908 which almost wiped out the populace. Hale himself caught malaria so that he and his family were forced to leave Bulanao.
Hale and his staff came up to Lubuagan in the early part of 1909 and established their quarters and camps where the present multi-purpose hall now stands. Hale whom the people baptized and fondly called Sapao, first organized his police contingent from and among the tribal pangats and headmen from the different villages of Kalinga to help them tame recalcitrant natives.
Hale served Kalinga up to the end of July 1915. He was replaced by Samuel Kane, who served for a brief period and was replaced by Alex Gilfilan in September 1916, who was later on replaced by Deputy Governor Thomas Blanco, a Filipino. In 1924, Nicasio Balinag took over as Deputy Governor.
The colonial government notably beginning with the administration of Hale up to the Commonwealth government was considered the golden years of Lubuagan, which was designated the capital town of the sub-province before Tabuk rose to its present status as the center of learning and government activities.. Lubuagan at that time was the center of education, culture, commerce and trade. The founding of the Kalinga Academy in 1927, a secondary school run by American Missionaries and the St. Teresita's School in 1929, a Catholic Primary and High School managed by the CICM Belgian Missionaries bolstered the luster of Lubuagan. It was also in Lubuagan where the first instruction of higher learning in the old Mountain Province was established.
During World War II, Japanese Imperial Army Japanese forces occupied Lubuagan in May 1942.
In 1945, Lubuagan was bombed by American planes resulting in the destruction of the Lubuagan Central School which was then occupied by the Japanese. St. Peter's church, its convent and two more buildings within its compound were all burned to the ground.
(Source: Souvenir Book: Kalinga 7th Foundation Day)
Lubbuagan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Lubuagan, Kalinga | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
22 (72) |
25 (77) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
25 (76) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
18 (65) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) |
60 (2.4) |
49 (1.9) |
51 (2.0) |
194 (7.6) |
197 (7.8) |
209 (8.2) |
226 (8.9) |
185 (7.3) |
180 (7.1) |
143 (5.6) |
183 (7.2) |
1,755 (69.1) |
Average rainy days | 15.6 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 23.3 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 22.6 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 224 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 8,874 | — |
1939 | 7,366 | −0.88% |
1948 | 7,821 | +0.67% |
1960 | 10,289 | +2.31% |
1970 | 7,236 | −3.45% |
1975 | 7,780 | +1.46% |
1980 | 8,545 | +1.89% |
1990 | 9,189 | +0.73% |
1995 | 9,897 | +1.40% |
2000 | 9,875 | −0.05% |
2007 | 10,183 | +0.42% |
2010 | 9,369 | −2.99% |
2015 | 8,733 | −1.33% |
2020 | 9,323 | +1.29% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Lubuagan, Kalinga, was 9,323 people,[3] with a density of 40 inhabitants per square kilometre or 100 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Lubuagan
10
20
30
40
2006
35.60 2009
24.80 2012
26.14 2015
26.60 2018
20.23 2021
7.52 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Lubuagan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Kalinga, 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 | Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang |
Mayor | Charisma Anne O. Dickpus |
Vice-Mayor | Victor D. Dickly |
Councilors | Loralei T. Balangcod |
Jan Jericho A. Odiem | |
Rudy D. Ocan | |
Jayharley B. Duguiang | |
Stephen Custer B. Canao | |
Delia A. Alunday | |
Balmaceda K. Salicanto | |
Rustom B. Dao-in | |
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