Bauko
Bauko | |
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Municipality of Bauko | |
![]() Bauko seen from Benguet | |
![]() Map of Mountain Province with Bauko highlighted | |
Location within thePhilippines | |
Coordinates:16°59′30″N120°51′52″E/ 16.9917°N 120.8644°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Mountain Province |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 22 (seeBarangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
•Mayor | Randolf T. Awisan |
•Vice Mayor | Bartolome B. Badecao |
•Representative | Maximo Y. Dalog Jr. |
•Municipal Council | Members |
•Electorate | 25,511 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 153.00 km2(59.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,359 m (4,459 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,915 m (6,283 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 751 m (2,464 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 32,021 |
• Density | 210/km2(540/sq mi) |
•Households | 7,360 |
Economy | |
•Income class | 4th municipal income class |
•Poverty incidence | 10.99 |
•Revenue | ₱ 189.8 million (2020) |
•Assets | ₱ 132.8 million (2020) |
•Expenditure | ₱ 179.5 million (2020) |
•Liabilities | ₱ 26.59 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8(PST) |
ZIP code | 2621 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Kankanaey Balangao Bontoc Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | lgubauko |
Bauko,officially theMunicipality of Baukois a 4th classmunicipalityin theprovinceofMountain Province,Philippines.According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,021 people.[3]
Bauko is the largest municipality in Mountain Province which is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the provincial capitalBontocand 409 kilometres (254 mi) fromManila.
History
[edit]Chico River Dam Project
[edit]Bauko was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by theChico River Dam Projectduring theMarcos dictatorship,alongsideBontoc,Sabangan,Sadanga,Sagada,and parts ofBarlig.[5]However, the indigenous peoples ofKalinga Provinceand Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder ofMacli-ing Dulag,the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986People Power Revolution.[6]
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Bauko is politically subdivided into 22barangays,divided into the upper and lower areas. Each barangay consists ofpuroksand some havesitios.
- Abatan
- Bagnen Oriente
- Bagnen Proper
- Balintaugan
- Banao
- Bila
- Guinzadan Central
- Guinzadan Norte
- Guinzadan Sur
- Lagawa
- Leseb
- Mabaay
- Mayag
- Monamon Norte
- Monamon Sur
- Mount Data
- Otucan Norte
- Otucan Sur
- Poblacion (Bauko)
- Sadsadan
- Sinto
- Tapapan
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Bauko, 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) | 20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13 (55) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
Averageprecipitationmm (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)[7] |
Demographics
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Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Bauko
10
20
30
40
2006
13.40 2009
34.40 2012
21.12 2015
24.53 2018
21.75 2021
10.99 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]Bauko, belonging to thelone congressional districtof the province ofMountain 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):[20]
- Congressman: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
- Mayor: Abraham B. Akilit
- Vice-Mayor: Bartolome B. Badecao
- Councilors:
- Ashley T. Sili
- Simon C. Lacwasan
- Sabado T. Pussan Sr.
- Labor M. Masidong
- Stanly C. Dangatan
- Tomas B. Tanggacan
- Cornelio C. Matias
- Arcadio B. Taganas
Notable personalities
[edit]- Maximo Dalog, Mt. Province Representative/congressman, lawmaker, governor, board member
- Marky Cielo,actor
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Bauko|(DILG)
- ^"2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority.Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016.ISSN0117-1453.Archived(PDF)from the original on May 25, 2021.RetrievedJuly 16,2021.
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:CS1 maint: year (link) - ^abCensus of Population (2020)."Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)".Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.Philippine Statistics Authority.Retrieved8 July2021.
- ^"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates".Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024.Retrieved28 April2024.
- ^"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.ISBN978971542772-2.
- ^ "Bauko: Average Temperatures and Rainfall".Meteoblue.Retrieved8 March2020.
- ^Census of Population (2015)."Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)".Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.Philippine Statistics Authority.Retrieved20 June2016.
- ^Census of Population and Housing (2010)."Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)"(PDF).Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.National Statistics Office.Retrieved29 June2016.
- ^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.
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Mountain Province".Municipality Population Data.Local Water Utilities AdministrationResearch Division.Retrieved17 December2016.
- ^"Poverty incidence (PI):".Philippine Statistics Authority.RetrievedDecember 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.Retrieved22 January2022.
- ^"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates".Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024.Retrieved28 April2024.
- ^"2019 National and Local Elections"(PDF).Commission on Elections.RetrievedMarch 13,2022.
External links
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