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Sabangan
View on WikipediaSabangan (IPA: [sʌˈbaː.ŋʌn]), officially the Municipality of Sabangan (Kankanaey: Ili di Sabangan; Ilocano: Ili ti Sabangan) is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 8,556 people.[5]
Key Information
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History
[edit]Chico River Dam Project
[edit]Sabangan was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bauko, Bontoc, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig.[6] However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution.[7]
Geography
[edit]Sabangan is situated 18.46 kilometres (11.47 mi) from the provincial capital Bontoc, and 369.59 kilometres (229.65 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
[edit]Sabangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Bao-angan
- Bun-ayan
- Busa
- Camatagan
- Capinitan
- Data
- Gayang
- Lagan
- Losad
- Namatec
- Napua
- Pingad
- Poblacion
- Supang
- Tambingan
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Sabangan, Mountain Province | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
18 (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 | 19.5 | 13.9 | 18.9 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 26.1 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 246 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Sabangan
10
20
30
40
50
2000
40.11 2003
30.81 2006
11.40 2009
26.04 2012
10.91 2015
19.07 2018
14.04 2021
17.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]Sabangan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain Province, 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]Members of the Municipal Council (2019–2022):[22]
- Congressman: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
- Mayor: Marcial C. Lawilao Jr.
- Vice-Mayor: Rodolfo L. Mencion
- Councilors:
- Henrico B. Boguilis
- Roman B. Bacog
- Roger C. Bas-ilen
- Enrique G. Litilit
- Gabin Rhey G. Sudicalan
- William M. Malamion
- Minverva V. Lipawen
- Crispin P. Altaki
Education
[edit]The Sabangan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[23]
Primary and elementary schools
[edit]- Bun-ayan Elementary School
- Busa Elementary School
- Camatagan Elementary School
- Capinitan Elementary School
- Data Elementary School
- Dumanegdeg Primary School
- Gayang Elementary School
- Labbay Primary School
- Lagan Elementary School
- Legleg Primary School
- Libo Elementary School
- Madepdeppas Elementary School
- Namatec Elementary School
- Napua Elementary School
- Pingad-Bao-angan Elementary School
- Sabangan Central School
- Sabangan Elementary School
- Supang Elementary School
- Tambingan Elementary School
Secondary schools
[edit]- Data National High School
- Namatec National High School
- Pingad National High School
- Sabangan National High School
- San Alfonso High School
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Sabangan | (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.
- ^ "Valley of Sorrow". Asiaweek. 1980-09-05.
- ^ Doyo, Ma. Ceres P. (2015). Macli-ing Dulag: Kalinga Chief, Defender of the Cordillera. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 978971542772-2.
- ^ "Sabangan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "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). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. 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. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "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 13, 2022.
- ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
External links
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