Flora, Apayao
Flora | |
---|---|
Municipality of Flora | |
| |
Flora Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 18°07′N 121°24′E / 18.12°N 121.4°ECoordinates: 18°07′N 121°24′E / 18.12°N 121.4°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Apayao |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rodolfo B. Juan Sr. |
• Vice Mayor | Jessica L. De San Jose |
• Representative | Elias C. Bulut Jr. |
• Electorate | 11,074 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 324.40 km2 (125.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Highest elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 17,944 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,042 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
�� Poverty incidence | 17.78% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱152,463,672.25 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱370,689,644.80 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱117,892,378.86 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱89,052,145.98 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3810 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Isnag Ilocano Tagalog |
Flora, officially the Municipality of Flora (Ilocano: Ili ti Flora; Tagalog: Bayan ng Flora), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,944 people. [3]
Flora was created into a municipality on June 22, 1963, when several barrios and sitios of Pudtol were constituted into the newly created town.[5]
Geography[]
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 324.40 square kilometres (125.25 sq mi) [6] constituting 7.35% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.
Barangays[]
Flora is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.[7]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 [3] | 2010 [8] | |||||
148103001 | Allig | 9.1% | 1,635 | 1,507 | 0.84% | |
148103002 | Anninipan | 5.8% | 1,047 | 930 | 1.23% | |
148103003 | Atok | 3.6% | 642 | 584 | 0.98% | |
148103004 | Bagutong | 7.6% | 1,365 | 1,384 | −0.14% | |
148103005 | Balasi | 1.4% | 243 | 238 | 0.21% | |
148103006 | Balluyan | 8.0% | 1,429 | 1,501 | −0.50% | |
148103008 | Malayugan | 7.2% | 1,294 | 1,290 | 0.03% | |
148103012 | Mallig | 3.1% | 564 | 538 | 0.49% | |
148103009 | Malubibit Norte | 5.6% | 1,008 | 1,005 | 0.03% | |
148103013 | Malubibit Sur | 3.3% | 588 | 459 | 2.58% | |
148103010 | Poblacion East | 15.1% | 2,717 | 2,598 | 0.46% | |
148103014 | Poblacion West | 11.1% | 1,990 | 2,120 | −0.65% | |
148103015 | San Jose | 4.0% | 714 | 690 | 0.35% | |
148103016 | Santa Maria | 5.6% | 998 | 817 | 2.08% | |
148103011 | Tamalunog | 5.1% | 921 | 837 | 0.99% | |
148103017 | Upper Atok (Coliman) | 1.3% | 236 | 245 | −0.38% | |
Total | 17,944 | 16,743 | 0.72% |
Climate[]
Climate data for Flora, Apayao | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
28 (83) |
Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120 (4.7) |
77 (3.0) |
62 (2.4) |
40 (1.6) |
118 (4.6) |
138 (5.4) |
162 (6.4) |
173 (6.8) |
143 (5.6) |
198 (7.8) |
185 (7.3) |
248 (9.8) |
1,664 (65.4) |
Average rainy days | 16.9 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 23.3 | 20.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 208.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [9] |
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1970 | 6,510 | — |
1975 | 9,380 | +7.60% |
1980 | 12,295 | +5.56% |
1990 | 10,810 | −1.28% |
1995 | 12,310 | +2.46% |
2000 | 14,860 | +4.12% |
2007 | 16,016 | +1.04% |
2010 | 16,743 | +1.63% |
2015 | 17,391 | +0.73% |
2020 | 17,944 | +0.62% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [8] [11][12] |
In the 2020 census, Flora had a population of 17,944. [3] The population density was 55 inhabitants per square kilometre (140/sq mi).
Religion[]
The dominant religion in the city is Roman Catholic (Saint Joseph Parish in Poblacion East. However, other Christian sectors are also present in Flora such as Iglesia ni Cristo, United Methodist Church.
Economy[]
Poverty Incidence of Flora | |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18] |
References[]
- ^ Municipality of Flora | (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.
- ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 3672 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Flora in the Subprovince of Apayao, Mountain Province". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 22 June 1963. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Province: Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Municipal: Flora, Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Flora: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 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. NSO.
- ^ "Province of Apayao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
External links[]
Media related to Flora, Apayao at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipalities of Apayao