Bauko

Bauko
Municipality
Municipality of Bauko
Bauko seen from Benguet
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Map of Mountain Province with Bauko highlighted
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Bauko Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°59′30″N120°51′52″E / 16.9917°N 120.8644°E / 16.9917; 120.8644
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Mountain Province
District	Lone district
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  mayor of Bauko [*]	Randolf T. Awisan
•  Vice Mayor	Bartolome B. Badecao
•  Representative	Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Ashley T. Sili Gil B. Lumpisa Tomas B. Tanggacan Edna B. Capuyan Eduardo A. Patnay Mario I. Gaoken Jackson C. Codod Arcadio B. Taganas
•  Electorate	25,511 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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 % (2021) [4]
•  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	144402000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Kankanaey Balangao Bontoc Ilocano Tagalog
Website	lgubauko.gov.ph

Bauko, officially the Municipality of Bauko is a 4th class municipality in the province of Mountain 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 capital Bontoc and 409 kilometres (254 mi) from Manila.

History

Chico River Dam Project

Bauko was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bontoc, Sabangan, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig. ^[5] However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution. ^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Bauko is politically subdivided into 22 barangays, divided into the upper and lower areas. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• 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

Climate data for Bauko, Mountain Province
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)
Average precipitation mm (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

Population census of Bauko

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 82 —     1918 7,994 +35.71% 1939 8,322 +0.19% 1948 8,347 +0.03% 1960 12,229 +3.23%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 14,104 +1.43% 1975 14,808 +0.98% 1980 16,688 +2.42% 1990 21,126 +2.39% 1995 24,242 +2.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 27,729 +2.92% 2007 29,382 +0.80% 2010 30,172 +0.97% 2015 31,065 +0.56% 2020 32,021 +0.60%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

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

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Bauko, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain 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

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

• Maximo Dalog, Mt. Province Representative/congressman, lawmaker, governor, board member
• Marky Cielo, actor

References

1.   Municipality of Bauko | (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). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Valley of Sorrow". Asiaweek. 1980-09-05.
6. Doyo, Ma. Ceres P. (2015). Macli-ing Dulag: Kalinga Chief, Defender of the Cordillera. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. ISBN   978971542772-2.
7. "Bauko: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. 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.
11. "Province of Mountain Province". 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. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
20. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information