Kiangan
Kiangan | |
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Municipality of Kiangan | |
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Kiangan Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°47′N 121°05′E / 16.78°N 121.08°ECoordinates: 16°47′N 121°05′E / 16.78°N 121.08°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Ifugao |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Raldis Andrei A. Bulayungan |
• Vice Mayor | Michelle Alice B. Baguilat |
• Representative | Solomon R. Chungalao |
• Electorate | 11,671 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 200.00 km2 (77.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 841 m (2,759 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,477 m (4,846 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 17,691 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,479 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.20% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱75,117,494.00 (2016) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ifugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3604 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
Native languages | Ifugao Kallahan Tuwali Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | kiangan |
Kiangan, officially the Municipality of Kiangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,691 people. [3]
Kiangan is the oldest town in the province. It derives its name from Kiyyangan, an ancient village near the bank of the Ibulao River across the Lagawe valley. The name Kiyyangan is enshrined in Ifugao mythology and is believed to be the dwelling of Wigan and Bugan, the mythological ancestors of the Ifugao. It was the former capital of Ifugao until the topology was deemed unfit and moved to neighboring Lagawe.
The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras World Heritage Site.
Barangays[]
Kiangan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. [5]
- Ambabag
- Baguinge
- Bolog
- Bokiawan
- Dalligan
- Duit
- Hucab
- Julongan
- Lingay
- Mungayang
- Nagacadan
- Pindongan
- Poblacion
- Tuplac
Climate[]
hideClimate data for Kiangan, Ifugao | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
24 (74) |
Average low °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
46 (1.8) |
63 (2.5) |
117 (4.6) |
402 (15.8) |
400 (15.7) |
441 (17.4) |
471 (18.5) |
440 (17.3) |
258 (10.2) |
94 (3.7) |
68 (2.7) |
2,835 (111.6) |
Average rainy days | 9.9 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 18.9 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 26.1 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 237.6 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 37,161 | — |
1939 | 16,146 | −3.89% |
1948 | 10,534 | ���4.63% |
1960 | 12,689 | +1.56% |
1970 | 15,123 | +1.77% |
1975 | 15,935 | +1.05% |
1980 | 17,481 | +1.87% |
1990 | 21,329 | +2.01% |
1995 | 13,514 | −8.20% |
2000 | 14,099 | +0.91% |
2007 | 15,448 | +1.27% |
2010 | 15,837 | +0.91% |
2015 | 17,048 | +1.41% |
2020 | 17,691 | +0.73% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Kiangan, Ifugao, was 17,691 people, [3] with a density of 88 inhabitants per square kilometre or 230 inhabitants per square mile.
Locally spoken languages include Tuwali, Ayangan, Ilocano, Tagalog, and English.
Economy[]
Poverty Incidence of Kiangan | |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16] |
Agriculture and tourism are the main sources of local economic activities which supports commerce and trade among townsfolk. Its terraced rice fields do not only provide produce for the farmers but attract tourists as well.
Culture[]
- Nagacadan Rice Terraces
The Nagacadan Rice Terraces is a UNESCO Heritage Site and one of the many rice terraces in the province of Ifugao. The rice terraces cluster manifest a distinct feature - the fields are in ascending rows of terraces bisected by a river.
- Kiangan Shrine
Located in Kiangan is the Kiangan Central School old home economics building, which marks the spot where the highest Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, General Tomoyuki Yamashita (also known as the Tiger of Malaya), surrendered to the Filipino & American Forces on 2 September 1945.
References[]
- ^ Municipality of Kiangan | (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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 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.
- ^ "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Kiangan: 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.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 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 Ifugao". 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[]
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