Amulung | |
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Municipality of Amulung | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°50′19″N121°43′25″E / 17.838656°N 121.723483°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Cagayan |
District | 3rd district |
Barangays | 47 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Elpidio R. Rendon |
• Vice Mayor | Nicanor D. De Leon |
• Representative | Joseph L. Lara |
• Electorate | 32,138 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 242.20 km2 (93.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Highest elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 50,336 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,891 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.54 |
• Revenue | ₱ 193.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 618.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 176.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 152.6 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3505 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Itawis Tagalog |
Amulung, officially the Municipality of Amulung, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,336 people. [3]
Amulung is 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Tuguegarao and 505 kilometres (314 mi) from Manila.
The name Amulung is derived from the fruit tree Goniothalamus amuyon or amuyon/amuyong in Ilocano, while Fr. Jose Bugarin's dictionary defines amulung as "a type of vine, with fig-like leaves, well used for reducing swelling/inflammation."
Formerly administered from Iguig, Amulung was formally established on 10 May 1734 by the Spaniards as a stopover along the Cagayan River. [5]
Amulung is politically subdivided into 47 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Amulung, Cagayan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 28 (82) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 24 (75) | 28 (83) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 150 (5.9) | 106 (4.2) | 84 (3.3) | 48 (1.9) | 103 (4.1) | 115 (4.5) | 134 (5.3) | 156 (6.1) | 136 (5.4) | 240 (9.4) | 246 (9.7) | 300 (11.8) | 1,818 (71.6) |
Average rainy days | 19 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 23.3 | 22.1 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 22.2 | 223.3 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 6,234 | — |
1918 | 8,077 | +1.74% |
1939 | 12,295 | +2.02% |
1948 | 12,734 | +0.39% |
1960 | 18,415 | +3.12% |
1970 | 24,283 | +2.80% |
1975 | 25,732 | +1.17% |
1980 | 29,079 | +2.47% |
1990 | 35,116 | +1.90% |
1995 | 37,744 | +1.36% |
2000 | 42,754 | +2.71% |
2007 | 44,367 | +0.51% |
2010 | 45,182 | +0.66% |
2015 | 47,860 | +1.10% |
2020 | 50,336 | +1.00% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Amulung was 50,336 people, [3] with a density of 210 inhabitants per square kilometre or 540 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Amulung
10 20 30 40 2006 36.70 2009 27.85 2012 25.19 2015 17.50 2018 15.46 2021 15.54 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
Amulung, belonging to the third legislative district of the province of Cagayan, 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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Joseph L. Lara |
Mayor | Elpidio R. Rendon |
Vice-Mayor | Edward Antonio |
Councilors | Mark Anthony Baculi |
Marcian Francisco B. Donato | |
Mark Aljohn Pascual | |
Boyet Marcos | |
Nicano De Leon II | |
Jong Malamug | |
Amor M. Pasimio | |
Bong Zalun | |
The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. [20] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. [21] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
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