Lasam
Municipality in Cagayan, Philippines
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| leader_name | Dante Dexter A. Agatep Jr. |
| leader_title1 | Vice Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Randy C. Cambe |
| leader_title2 | Representative |
| leader_name2 | Samantha Louise V. Alfonso |
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Lasam, officially the Municipality of Lasam (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
The town was once a part of the Municipality of Gattaran, that stretches the width of the province and bisected by the Cagayan River. The barangays west of the river was established as the separate town of Lasam in 1950 by Republic Act No. 507. The new municipality of Lasam became part of the Second Legislative District of the Province of Cagayan.
Etymology
The Municipality of Lasam was named in honor of Honorio Lasam, a former governor of the province of Cagayan.
History
Lasam was once a part of Gattaran separated from the mother town by the wide Cagayan River with no bridges connecting the communities. As the population increased, the residents of the western part of the town asked to be amalgamated as a separate municipality.
The town was established on June 13, 1950, by Republic Act No. 507 and signed by President Elpidio Quirino. Barrios (barangays) of Gattaran located west of the Cagayan River were formed into the new and regular Municipality of Lasam, with the old site of the Barrio Macatabang as the seat of the government.
The town was officially inaugurated as independent from Gattaran in January 1951. Ignacio Jurado was appointed as its first mayor whose major task was to build the infrastructure of the new independent town of Lasam.
Geography
Lasam is situated 87.92 km from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and 573.07 km from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Lasam is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Aggunetan
- Alannay
- Battalan
- Cabatacan East (Duldugan)
- Cabatacan West
- Calapangan Norte
- Calapangan Sur
- Callao Norte
- Callao Sur
- Cataliganan
- Centro I (Poblacion)
- Centro II (Poblacion)
- Centro III (Poblacion)
- Finugo Norte
- Gabun
- Ignacio B. Jurado (Finugu Sur)
- Magsaysay
- Malinta
- Minanga Sur
- Minanga Norte
- Nabannagan East
- Nabannagan West
- New Orlins
- Nicolas Agatep
- Peru
- San Pedro
- Sicalao
- Tagao
- Tucalan Passing
- Viga
Climate
| location = Lasam, Cagayan | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 25 | Jan low C = 20 | Feb high C = 27 | Feb low C = 21 | Mar high C = 29 | Mar low C = 22 | Apr high C = 32 | Apr low C = 23 | May high C = 32 | May low C = 24 | Jun high C = 31 | Jun low C = 25 | Jul high C = 31 | Jul low C = 25 | Aug high C = 31 | Aug low C = 25 | Sep high C = 30 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct high C = 29 | Oct low C = 23 | Nov high C = 27 | Nov low C = 23 | 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/forecast/modelclimate/lasam_philippines_1707204 | title = Lasam, Cagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 15 December 2018}} | date = 15 December 2018
Demographics
| align = left | cols = 2 | 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, the population of Lasam was 42,042 people, with a density of {{sigfig|42,042/213.70|2}} PD/km2.
Economy
Lasam is primarily an agricultural community and its people derive their income mainly from farming and livestock raising.
Government
Local government
Main article: Sangguniang Bayan
Lasam is part of the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.
Elected officials
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(2025–2028){{Cite web |title=2019 National and Local Elections |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/ElectionResults/2019NLE_LIst_of_Elected_CityMun_Candidates.pdf |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Commission on Elections}}"]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso |
| Mayor | Dante Dexter A. Agatep Jr. |
| Vice-Mayor | Dannah Paula A. Agatep |
| Councilors | Renato Paat Jr. |
| Randy Cambe | |
| Reynald Viernes | |
| Wilson Constantino | |
| Felix Gerardo Jr. | |
| Lilibeth del Rosario | |
| Manuel Agatep | |
| Kasten Asuten | |
| SK Federation | Jilton B. Pascual |
| Association of Barangay Chairmen (ABC) President | Dominador T. Cortez Jr. |
| :: |
Education
The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The Lasam Schoos District Office governs both the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.
Primary and elementary schools
- Aggunetan Elementary School
- Calapangan Elementary School
- Callao Elementary School
- Finugo Norte Elementary School
- Gabun Elementary School
- Good Samaritan Christian Academy of Lasam
- Ignacio B. Jurado Elementary School
- Lasam Central School
- Malinta Elementary School
- Minanga Norte Elementary School
- Minanga Sur Elementary School
- Nicolas Agatep Elementary School
- San Pedro Elementary School
- Tagao Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Callao National High School
- Lasam Academy
- San Lorenzo Ruiz Educational Institute
- Western Cagayan School of Arts and Trades
Technical and vocational school
- Lasam Institute of Technology
Higher educational institution
- Cagayan State University
References
References
- {{DILG detail
- "An act to create the municipality of Lasam in the province of Cagayan". PhiilippineLaw.info.
- [http://www.cagayan.gov.ph/index.php/about-cagayan-home/10-city-and-towns/51-lasam "Lasam"] {{webarchive. link. (2013-09-04 . Cagayan Province Official Website. Retrieved on 2013-09-04.)
- "2019 National and Local Elections".
- "History of DepED SDO Cagayan".
- "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02".
- (January 15, 2025). "Masterlist of Schools".
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