Bucloc

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Bucloc
Municipality
Municipality of Bucloc
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Bucloc
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°26′N120°52′E / 17.44°N 120.86°E / 17.44; 120.86
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Province Abra
District Lone district
Barangays 4 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Gody H. Cardenas
 •  Vice Mayor Eugene C. Cillo
 •  Representative Menchie B. Bernos
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Romel L. Bayongan
  • Moises B. Puglay
  • Marlon B. Bagioan
  • Dindo B. Latawan
  • Willy B. Bayongan
  • Pablito M. Hermoso Jr.
  • Darwin B. Lingayo
  • Alonzo B. Dalloway
 •  Electorate 2,064 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
63.77 km2 (24.62 sq mi)
Elevation
601 m (1,972 ft)
Highest elevation
1,178 m (3,865 ft)
Lowest elevation
282 m (925 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
2,264
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
 •  Households
480
Economy
 •  Income class 6th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
6.99
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 26.51 million (2012), 28.74 million (2013), 28.76 million (2014), 38.61 million (2015), 44.07 million (2016), 66.98 million (2017), 44.05 million (2018)
 •  Assets ₱ 25.05 million (2012), 22.45 million (2013), 28.55 million (2014), 50.49 million (2015), 91.13 million (2016), 141.5 million (2017), 191.9 million (2018)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 30.75 million (2012), 26.88 million (2013), 23.29 million (2014), 26.84 million (2015), 28.61 million (2016), 32.56 million (2017), 40.16 million (2018)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 2.521 million (2012), 8.326 million (2013), 12.8 million (2014), 28.41 million (2015), 40.38 million (2016), 56.32 million (2017), 103.9 million (2018)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAbra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2817
PSGC
1400104000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)74
Native languages Itneg, Ilocano, Filipino

Bucloc, officially the Municipality of Bucloc (Ilocano : Ili ti Bucloc; Filipino : Bayan ng Bucloc), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,395 people. [5]

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Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 63.77 square kilometres (24.62 sq mi)  [6] constituting

Bucloc is situated 56.63 kilometres (35.19 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 429.33 kilometres (266.77 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Bucloc is politically subdivided into 4 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2024 [8] 2010 [9]
140104001 Ducligan 24.7% 559 437▴ 1.73%
140104002 Labaan 28.4% 644 587▴ 0.65%
140104004 Lamao ( Poblacion ) 22.2% 502 546▾ −0.58%
140104003 Lingay 30.5% 690 606▴ 0.91%
Total2,2642,395▾−0.39%

Climate

Climate data for Bucloc, Abra
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26
(79)		27
(81)		29
(84)		31
(88)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		29
(84)		28
(82)		27
(81)		26
(79)		28
(83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18
(64)		19
(66)		20
(68)		22
(72)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		21
(70)		21
(70)		20
(68)		21
(70)
Average precipitation mm (inches)23
(0.9)		28
(1.1)		33
(1.3)		64
(2.5)		232
(9.1)		242
(9.5)		258
(10.2)		266
(10.5)		245
(9.6)		201
(7.9)		87
(3.4)		69
(2.7)		1,748
(68.7)
Average rainy days8.38.010.815.223.726.127.025.823.517.313.712.1211.5
Source: Meteoblue [10]

Demographics

Population census of Bucloc
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939 719—    
1948 827+1.57%
1960 1,152+2.80%
1970 1,401+1.97%
1975 1,447+0.65%
1980 1,605+2.09%
1990 1,932+1.87%
1995 1,919−0.13%
2000 2,109+2.04%
2007 2,227+0.75%
2010 2,176−0.84%
2015 2,501+2.69%
2020 2,395−0.91%
2024 2,264−1.34%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [9] [13] [14]

In the 2020 census, Bucloc had a population of 2,395. [15] The population density was 38 inhabitants per square kilometre (98/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bucloc

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000
63.71
2003
62.68
2006
58.00
2009
77.18
2012
42.11
2015
21.02
2018
21.16
2021
6.99

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Government

Local government

Bucloc, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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) [24]
PositionName
CongressmanJoseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
MayorGybel B. Cardenas
Vice-MayorEugene C. Cillo
CouncilorsShirley D. Banatao
Solomon M. Domel-ac
Romel L. Bayongan
Faustino S. Agpad Jr.
Moises B. Puglay
Noel J. Benuagen
Dindo B. Latawan
Sidney M. Brillantes

Education

The Bucloc 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. [25]

Primary and elementary schools

Secondary school

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Bucloc | (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. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Municipal: Bucloc". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. 1 2 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. ↑ "Bucloc: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  18. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  19. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  20. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  22. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  24. ↑ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2025.

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