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| Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Established Date: | 1950 | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Name: | Bensmar B. Ligwang (PRP) | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Fabulous B. Tucjang (NPC) | ||
| Leader Name2: | Eleanor Bulut-Begtang | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
| Leader Title4: | Electorate | ||
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| Elevation Max M: | 689 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 78 | ||
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| Timezone: | PST | ||
| Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||
| Demographics Type1: | Economy | ||
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| Demographics1 Title7: | IRA | ||
| Demographics1 Title8: | IRA rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title9: | Expenditure | ||
| Demographics1 Title10: | Liabilities | ||
| Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
| Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
| Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
| Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
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Kabugao, officially the Municipality of Kabugao (Iloko: Ili ti Kabugao; Itawis: Babalay yo 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.
Kabugao is from Manila.
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.[1]
Kabugao was occupied for a year by the Japanese during the Second World War.[2] It was captured in December 1942, after the USAFIP NL retreated from the town.
See main article: Cities of the Philippines. In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seek to automatically convert Kabugao and other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities, or highly urbanized cities into cities.[3] [4] [5]
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the 4413.35adj=mid2adj=mid total area of Apayao.
Kabugao is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, Kabugao had a population of 16,215. The population density was NaN16,215/935.12.
See main article: Sangguniang Bayan. 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.
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | Elias C. Bulut Jr. | |
| Mayor | Bensmar B. Ligwang | |
| Vice-Mayor | Fabulous Tucjang | |
| Councilors | Benjie Ace Talimbatog | |
| Gregorio B. Ligwang | ||
| Venancio Culdong | ||
| Pedro Dandan | ||
| Felipe Irving | ||
| Vandolf Alitan | ||
| Arellano C. Culdong Jr. | ||
| LNB President | Frederick C. Amid | |
| IPMR | James S. Amid | |
| SK Federation President | Jazreal Jamila C. Enciso |
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.
Dibagat is inhabited by the Isnag and the Ilocano. There is a small grass airstrip built by SIL in 1985. Dibagat is accessible only by canoe or by specialized aircraft.