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Capital (de jure) of Apayao, Philippines

title: "Kabugao" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-apayao", "provincial-capitals-of-the-philippines"] description: "Capital (de jure) of Apayao, Philippines" topic_path: "geography/philippines" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabugao" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Capital (de jure) of Apayao, Philippines ::

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History

On July 12, 1915, Governor General Francis Burton Harrison 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 Second World War. It was captured in December 1942, after the USAFIP NL retreated from the town.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 935.12 km2 constituting of the 4,413.35 km2 total area of Apayao.

Kabugao is situated 563.61 km from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Kabugao is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Dibagat

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Barangay Dibagat is inhabited by the Isnag and the Ilocano. There is a small grass airstrip built by SIL in 1985. Dibagat was only accessible before by canoe or by specialized aircraft, until the construction of Ilocos Norte–Apayao Road.

Climate

| location = Kabugao, Apayao | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 25 | Jan low C = 20 | Feb high C = 26 | Feb low C = 20 | Mar high C = 29 | Mar low C = 21 | Apr high C = 31 | Apr low C = 23 | May high C = 31 | May low C = 24 | Jun high C = 31 | Jun low C = 24 | Jul high C = 30 | Jul low C = 24 | Aug high C = 30 | Aug low C = 24 | Sep high C = 29 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct high C = 28 | Oct low C = 23 | Nov high C = 27 | Nov low C = 22 | Dec high C = 25 | Dec low C = 21 | Jan precipitation mm = 133 | Feb precipitation mm = 87 | Mar precipitation mm = 68 | Apr precipitation mm = 44 | May precipitation mm = 127 | Jun precipitation mm = 134 | Jul precipitation mm = 160 | Aug precipitation mm = 162 | Sep precipitation mm = 134 | Oct precipitation mm = 192 | Nov precipitation mm = 194 | Dec precipitation mm = 260 | Jan rain days = 18.1 | Feb rain days = 13.3 | Mar rain days = 13.3 | Apr rain days = 11.8 | May rain days = 19.7 | Jun rain days = 20.9 | Jul rain days = 22.8 | Aug rain days = 22.8 | Sep rain days = 20.3 | Oct rain days = 16.6 | Nov rain days = 18.4 | Dec rain days = 21.7 | source 1 = Meteoblue | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/kabugao_philippines_1709886 | title = Kabugao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | access-date = March 8, 2020 }} | date = March 8, 2020

Demographics

| align= left | title= Population census of | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = | 1970 = | 1975 = | 1980 = | 1990 = | 1995 = | 2000 = | 2007 = | 2010 = | 2015 = | 2020 = | 2024 = | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2024 census, Kabugao had a population of 16,425 people. The population density was {{sigfig|16,425/935.12|2}} PD/km2.

Language

Ilocano and Isnag are the main languages spoken in Kabugao.

Economy

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

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

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PositionName
GovernorElias C. Bulut Jr.
MayorBensmar B. Ligwang
Vice-MayorFabulous Tucjang
CouncilorsBenjie Ace Talimbatog
Gregorio B. Ligwang
Venancio Culdong
Pedro Dandan
Felipe Irving
Vandolf Alitan
Arellano C. Culdong Jr.
LNB PresidentFrederick C. Amid
IPMRJames S. Amid
SK Federation PresidentJazreal Jamila C. Enciso
::

Education

The Kabugao 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.

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.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Apadi Elementary School
  • Badduat Elementary School
  • Baliwanan Elementary School
  • Banan Elementary School
  • Binuan Elementary School
  • Cabetayan Elementary School
  • Culilimtao Elementary School
  • Dangla Elementary School
  • Dibagat Elementary School
  • Guimitan Primary School
  • Iyapan Primary School
  • Kabugao Central School
  • Kadikitan Elementary School
  • Kagawaddan Primary School
  • Karagawan Elementary School
  • Kumao Elementary School
  • Laco Elementary School
  • Lenneng Elementary School
  • Lucab Elementary School
  • Madatag Elementary School
  • Madduang Elementary School
  • Magabta Elementary School
  • Malabanig Elementary School
  • Mallag Primary School
  • Maragat Elementary School
  • Musimut Elementary School
  • Nagbabalayan ES
  • Paco Valley Elementary School
  • Tabba Elementary School
  • Taracay Primary School
  • Tuyangan Elementary School
  • Waga Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Dagara Integrated School
  • Kabugao Agro-Industrial High School
  • Kabugao National High School
  • Kalliat Integrated School
  • Mayor Bartolome Serut National Agricultural and Trade High School (Main)
  • Musimut National High School
  • Our Lady of Lourdes High School

References

References

  1. {{DILG detail
  2. (July 17, 2024). "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President".
  3. (1916). "Executive Orders, 1915". Bureau of Printing.
  4. "The Manolay cult: The genesis and dissolution of millenarian sentiments among the Isneg of Northern Luzon". [[University of the Philippines Diliman]].
  5. "2019 National and Local Elections".
  6. (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".

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