Baggao

Baggao
Municipality
Municipality of Baggao
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Baggao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°56′05″N121°46′24″E / 17.9347°N 121.7733°E / 17.9347; 121.7733
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
District	1st district
Barangays	48 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Leonardo Pattung.
•  Vice Mayor	Rowel B. Gazmen.
•  Representative	Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Mariano L. Miguel Jr. Arnel R. Atalip Jaime E. Ramos Jr. Virginia Loreta T. Herrero Lilibeth C. Ulep Roy F. Dumayag Oscar D. Buraga Jr. Edmundo B. delos Santos Jr.
•  Electorate	48,060 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	920.60 km2 (355.45 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Highest elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Lowest elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	87,753
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
•  Households	21,486
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	13.47 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 395.3 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 860 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 302.8 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 166.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3506
PSGC	021506000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ibanag Ilocano Cagayan Agta Dupaningan Agta Tagalog

Baggao, officially the Municipality of Baggao (Ibanag : Ili nat Baggao; Ilocano : Ili ti Baggao; Tagalog : Bayan ng Baggao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,753 people. ^[3]

History

The name Baggao is derived from the Ibanag verb for washing. According to legend, a Spanish hunter came upon some natives at a brook. Asked what the name of the place was, the natives, thinking that he was asking what they were doing at the time, they responded with abbagaoan (washing place), which was later shortened into Baggao. ^[5] It was detached from Amulung to become a separate Spanish mission on 27 November 1896. ^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Baggao is politically subdivided into 48 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Adaoag
• Agaman (Norte)
• Agaman (Sur)
• Agaman (Proper)
• Alba
• Annayatan
• Asassi
• Asinga-Via
• Awallan
• Bacagan
• Bagunot
• Barsat East
• Barsat West
• Bitag Grande
• Bitag Pequeño
• Bunugan
• Canagatan
• Carupian
• Catugay
• Poblacion (Centro)
• Dabbac Grande
• Dalin
• Dalla
• Hacienda Intal
• Ibulo
• Immurung
• J. Pallagao
• Lasilat
• Masical
• Mocag
• Nangalinan
• Remus
• San Antonio
• San Francisco
• San Isidro
• San Jose
• San Miguel
• San Vicente
• Santa Margarita
• Santor
• Taguing
• Taguntungan
• Tallang
• Temblique
• Taytay
• Tungel
• Mabini
• Agaman Norte
• Agaman Sur
• C. Verzosa (Valley Cove)

Climate

Climate data for Baggao, Cagayan
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 [7]

Demographics

Population census of Baggao

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 3,857 —     1918 6,727 +3.78% 1939 11,602 +2.63% 1948 11,232 −0.36% 1960 21,597 +5.60% 1970 36,471 +5.37% 1975 41,011 +2.38% 1980 44,081 +1.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 55,264 +2.29% 1995 60,060 +1.57% 2000 66,264 +2.13% 2007 73,048 +1.35% 2010 78,188 +2.51% 2015 82,782 +1.09% 2020 87,753 +1.15%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Baggao, Cagayan, was 87,753 people, ^[3] with a density of 95 inhabitants per square kilometre or 250 inhabitants per square mile.

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Baggao, belonging to the first 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.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2022-2025) ^[19]

Position	Name
Congressman	Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.
Mayor	LEONARDO C. PATTUNG, MD
Vice-Mayor	ROWEL B. GAZMEN
Councilors	ROY D. TUMANENG, PHD
	JOHNNY R. BACUD
	ATTY. ARNEL R. ATALIP, CPA
	RON PAOLO J. PATTUNG
	EDMUNDO B. DELOS SANTOS JR.
	ALEXANDER M. GASPAR
	ENGR. ROY F. DUMAYAG
	JAIME E. RAMOS JR.

Education

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.

References

1.   Municipality of Baggao | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. de Rivera Castillet, Ed. Cagayan Province and her People. Community Publishers.
6. Salgado, Pedro. "Other Missions in Cagayan Province". Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume I. Rex Publishing. p. 359.
7. "Baggao, Cagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
20. "History of DepED SDO Cagayan". DepED SDO Cagayan | Official Website of DepED SDO Cagayan. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
21. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information