Lasam
View on WikipediaLasam, officially the Municipality of Lasam (Ibanag: Ili nat Lasam; Ilocano: Ili ti Lasam; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lasam), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 42,042 people.[5]
Key Information
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The town was once a part of the Municipality of Gattaran, that stretches the width of the province and bisected by the Cagayan River. The barangays west of the river was established as the separate town of Lasam in 1950 by Republic Act No. 507. The new municipality of Lasam became part of the Second Legislative District of the Province of Cagayan.[6]
Etymology
[edit]The Municipality of Lasam was named in honor of Honorio Lasam, a former governor of the province of Cagayan.[7]
History
[edit]Lasam was once a part of Gattaran separated from the mother town by the wide Cagayan River with no bridges connecting the communities. As the population increased, the residents of the western part of the town asked to be amalgamated as a separate municipality.[7]
The town was established on June 13, 1950, by Republic Act No. 507 and signed by President Elpidio Quirino. Barrios (barangays) of Gattaran located west of the Cagayan River were formed into the new and regular Municipality of Lasam, with the old site of the Barrio Macatabang as the seat of the government.[6]
The town was officially inaugurated as independent from Gattaran in January 1951. Ignacio Jurado was appointed as its first mayor whose major task was to build the infrastructure of the new independent town of Lasam.[7]
Geography
[edit]Lasam is situated 87.92 kilometres (54.63 mi) from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and 573.07 kilometres (356.09 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
[edit]Lasam is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Aggunetan
- Alannay
- Battalan
- Cabatacan East (Duldugan)
- Cabatacan West
- Calapangan Norte
- Calapangan Sur
- Callao Norte
- Callao Sur
- Cataliganan
- Centro I (Poblacion)
- Centro II (Poblacion)
- Centro III (Poblacion)
- Finugo Norte
- Gabun
- Ignacio B. Jurado (Finugu Sur)
- Magsaysay
- Malinta
- Minanga Sur
- Minanga Norte
- Nabannagan East
- Nabannagan West
- New Orlins
- Nicolas Agatep
- Peru
- San Pedro
- Sicalao
- Tagao
- Tucalan Passing
- Viga
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Lasam, Cagayan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 133 (5.2) |
87 (3.4) |
68 (2.7) |
44 (1.7) |
127 (5.0) |
134 (5.3) |
160 (6.3) |
162 (6.4) |
134 (5.3) |
192 (7.6) |
194 (7.6) |
260 (10.2) |
1,695 (66.7) |
| Average rainy days | 18.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 19.7 | 20.9 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 20.3 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 21.7 | 219.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]Population census of Lasam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Lasam was 42,042 people,[14] with a density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre or 520 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Lasam
35.46
27.50
18.50
18.23
13.63
12.16
14.29
11.18
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Lasam is primarily an agricultural community and its people derive their income mainly from farming and livestock raising.[7]
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]Lasam is part of the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.
Elected officials
[edit]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso |
| Mayor | Dante Dexter A. Agatep Jr. |
| Vice-Mayor | Dannah Paula A. Agatep |
| Councilors | Renato Paat Jr. |
| Randy Cambe | |
| Reynald Viernes | |
| Wilson Constantino | |
| Felix Gerardo Jr. | |
| Lilibeth del Rosario | |
| Manuel Agatep | |
| Kasten Asuten | |
| SK Federation | Jilton B. Pascual |
| Association of Barangay Chairmen (ABC) President | Dominador T. Cortez Jr. |
Education
[edit]The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.[24] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[25] The Lasam Schoos District Office governs both the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.[26]
Primary and elementary schools
[edit]- Aggunetan Elementary School
- Calapangan Elementary School
- Callao Elementary School
- Finugo Norte Elementary School
- Gabun Elementary School
- Good Samaritan Christian Academy of Lasam
- Ignacio B. Jurado Elementary School
- Lasam Central School
- Malinta Elementary School
- Minanga Norte Elementary School
- Minanga Sur Elementary School
- Nicolas Agatep Elementary School
- San Pedro Elementary School
- Tagao Elementary School
Secondary schools
[edit]- Callao National High School
- Lasam Academy
- San Lorenzo Ruiz Educational Institute
- Western Cagayan School of Arts and Trades
Technical and vocational school
[edit]- Lasam Institute of Technology
Higher educational institution
[edit]- Cagayan State University
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Lasam | (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.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b "An act to create the municipality of Lasam in the province of Cagayan". PhiilippineLaw.info. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d "Lasam" Deprecated link archived 2013-09-04 at archive.today. Cagayan Province Official Website. Retrieved on 2013-09-04.
- ^ "Lasam, Cagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "History of DepED SDO Cagayan". DepED SDO Cagayan | Official Website of DepED SDO Cagayan. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
External links
[edit]Places adjacent to Lasam | |
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 Province of Cagayan | |
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Tuguegarao (capital and largest city) | |
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