Kabugao, officially the Municipality of Kabugao, ( ilo, Ili ti Kabugao; tl, Bayan ng Kabugao), is a 1st class

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and ''

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'' capital of the

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Apayao Apayao, officially the Province of Apayao ( ilo, Probinsia ti Apayao; fil, Lalawigan ng Apayao), is a landlocked province in the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Kabugao serves as its capital. The provincial capito ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,215 people.

History

On July 12, 1915,

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issued ''Executive Order No. 45'', transferring the capital of then sub-province of Apayao from Tauit to Kabugao, to be effective on August 1. Kabugao was occupied for a year by the Japanese during the

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. It was captured in December 1942 after the USAFIP NL retreated from the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Apayao.

Barangays

Kabugao is politically subdivided into 21

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s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Kabugao had a population of 16,215. The population density was .

Economy

Government

Kabugao, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of

, 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

Education

In 1948, Rev. Louis Saunders of an evangelical Protestant sect, ''The Disciples of Christ'', opened the ''Apayao Christian Academy'', Kabugao's first secondary school. In 1950, amidst rivalry among churches, the Catholics started its own secondary school, ''Our Blessed Lady of Lourdes''.

Dibagat

Dibagat is inhabited by the

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and the Ilocano. There is a small grass airstrip built by

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in 1985. Dibagat is accessible only by

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or by specialized aircraft.

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code Municipalities of Apayao Provincial capitals of the Philippines {{Cordillera-geo-stub