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Lagangilang, officially the Municipality of Lagangilang (; ), is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of Abra,
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,914 people.


Geography

According to the
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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. Lagangilang is located at . Lagangilang is situated from the provincial capital
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, and from the country's capital city of
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.


Barangays

Lagangilang is politically subdivided into 17
barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s. Each barangay consists of
purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s and some have
sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.


Climate


Demographics

In the 2020 census, Lagangilang had a population of 14,914. The population density was .


Economy


Government


Local government

Lagangilang, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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

The Lagangilang 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.


Primary and elementary schools

* Bacooc Elementary School * Bright Kid Guided Development School * Caridad Azares Elementary School * Cayapa Elementary School * Dalaguisen Elementary School * Gaddani Elementary School * Lagangilang Central School * Lagben Primary School * Metodio Elementary School * Nagtipulan Elementary School * Paganao Elementary School * Presentar Elementary School * Tagodtod Elementary School * Villa San Isidro Elementary School * Willy Castillo Primary School * Taping Primary School


Secondary schools

* Cayapa National High School * Tagodtod National High School


High educational institution

* Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology-Main Campus


References


External links

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Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
{{Authority control Municipalities of Abra (province) Populated places on the Abra River