Lubuagan

Lubuagan
Municipality of Lubuagan
Lubuagan from the Magmag-an Pass
Lubuagan from the Magmag-an Pass
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Map of Kalinga with Lubuagan highlighted
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Lubuagan is located in Philippines
Lubuagan
Lubuagan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°21′N 121°11′E / 17.35°N 121.18°E / 17.35; 121.18
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceKalinga
District Lone district
Founded1905
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJoel B. Tagaotao
 • Vice MayorAlonzo C. Saclag Jr.
 • RepresentativeAllen Jesse C. Mangaoang
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate10,344 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total234.20 km2 (90.43 sq mi)
Elevation
820 m (2,690 ft)
Highest elevation
1,880 m (6,170 ft)
Lowest elevation
348 m (1,142 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total9,323
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Households
1,982
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
7.52
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 99.43 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 251.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 72.68 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 59.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityKalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3802
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)74
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.lubuagan.gov.ph

Lubuagan, officially the Municipality of Lubuagan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,323 people.[3]

Lubuagan is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Tabuk City and 457 kilometres (284 mi) from Manila.

Lubuagan Municipality, once the seat of the National Government from March 6 to May 17, 1900, during the time of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, was among the eight (8) municipalities of the new province of Kalinga. It is located at 800 metres (2,600 ft) above sea level in the southern part of Kalinga and in the heart of the Cordillera. It has a land area of 23,420 hectares (57,900 acres). Some of its younger generation have migrated either in the lowland plains of Tabuk or in other provinces in search for income and employment opportunities.

  1. ^ Municipality of Lubuagan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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