Lagawe
Lagawe | |
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Municipality of Lagawe | |
![]() Ifugao House on Ifugao Capitol grounds | |
![]() Map of Ifugao with Lagawe highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°47′51″N 121°07′22″E / 16.7975°N 121.1228°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Ifugao |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1961 |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Martin L. Habawel Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Reynold A. Kimayong |
• Representative | Solomon R. Chungalao |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 13,064 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 208.91 km2 (80.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 667 m (2,188 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,206 m (3,957 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 18,876 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,426 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 5.62 |
• Revenue | ₱ 126.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 267.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 111.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 56.59 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ifugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3600 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Ifugao Tuwali Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Lagawe [lɐˈgawe], officially the Municipality of Lagawe (Ilocano: Ili ti Lagawe), is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,876 people.[3]
Lagawe is 317 kilometres (197 mi) from Manila.
History
[edit]Cityhood
[edit]In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks Lagawe including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities.[5][6][7]
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Lagawe is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Abinuan
- Banga
- Boliwong
- Burnay
- Buyabuyan
- Caba
- Cudog
- Dulao
- Jucbong
- Luta
- Montabiong
- Olilicon
- Poblacion East
- Poblacion North
- Poblacion South
- Poblacion West
- Ponghal
- Pullaan
- Tungngod
- Tupaya
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Lagawe, Ifugao | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
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[9] |
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1939 | 13,204 | — |
1948 | 12,424 | −0.67% |
1960 | 13,694 | +0.81% |
1970 | 14,085 | +0.28% |
1975 | 13,948 | −0.20% |
1980 | 15,075 | +1.57% |
1990 | 12,437 | −1.91% |
1995 | 14,898 | +3.44% |
2000 | 15,269 | +0.53% |
2007 | 17,477 | +1.88% |
2010 | 18,077 | +1.24% |
2015 | 19,333 | +1.29% |
2020 | 18,876 | −0.47% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Lagawe, Ifugao, was 18,876 people,[3] with a density of 90 inhabitants per square kilometre or 230 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Lagawe
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
27.40 2009
19.85 2012
17.60 2015
19.68 2018
12.21 2021
5.62 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]Lagawe, 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
[edit]Position | Name |
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Congressman | Solomon R. Chungalao |
Mayor | Martin L. Habawel Jr. |
Vice-Mayor | Reynold A. Kimayong |
Councilors | Marlon B. Bandao |
Neil L. Wangiwang | |
Homa G. Liwayan | |
Angel T. Taguiling | |
Davis H. Pulao | |
Tejano P. Balinon | |
Gregorio G. Dangayo | |
Wilson G. Bumanghat |
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Lagawe | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Yap, Eric (June 30, 2022). "AN ACT AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING THE CAPITAL TOWN OF PROVINCES WITH NO COMPONENT CITIES, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, INTO A COMPONENT CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Palma, Wilter (August 9, 2022). "AN ACT AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING THE CAPITAL TOWN OF PROVINCES WITH NO COMPONENT CITIES, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES, OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, INTO A COMPONENT CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Daza, Paul (August 11, 2022). "AN ACT CONVERING INTO COMPONENT CITIES THE CAPITAL TOWNS OF PROVINCES WITHOUT A CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 450 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9009, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Lagawe: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Ifugao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
External links
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- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System Archived May 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine