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| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
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| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Name: | Edmarc L. Crisologo | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Apolinar B. Molina | ||
| Leader Name2: | Menchie B. Bernos | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
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| Elevation Max M: | 742 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 67 | ||
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Lagayan, officially the Municipality of Lagayan (Iloko: Ili ti Lagayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lagayan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,488 people.
On November 2, 1987, members of the New People's Army, a communist insurgency group, raided the municipal hall and burned down former mayor Solomon Lalugan's house, with his two sons taken hostage.[1]
Lagayan is located at .
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the 4165.25adj=mid2adj=mid total area of Abra.
Lagayan is politically subdivided into 5 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, Lagayan had a population of 4,488. The population density was NaN4,488/215.97.
See main article: Sangguniang Bayan. Lagayan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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 |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos |
| Mayor | Edmarc L. Crisologo |
| Vice-Mayor | Apolinar B. Molina |
| Councilors | Eduardo S. Alejandro |
| Rexor Jay A. Molina | |
| Louie M. Layao | |
| Noel M. Cortez | |
| Leonidas M. Seares Jr. | |
| Solomon M. Lalugan III | |
| Jhony B. Andoy | |
| Cleofas D. Pariñas | |