Kiangan, Ifugao

Kiangan
Municipality
Municipality of Kiangan
Nagacadan Rice Terraces
Map of Ifugao with Kiangan highlighted
Kiangan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°47′N121°05′E / 16.78°N 121.08°E / 16.78; 121.08 Coordinates: 16°47′N121°05′E / 16.78°N 121.08°E / 16.78; 121.08
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone District
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Raldis Andrei A. Bulayungan
•  Vice Mayor	Michelle Alice B. Baguilat
• Congressman	Solomon R. Chungalao
• Electorate	11,671 voters (2019)
Area   [2]
• Total	200.00 km2 (77.22 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	17,048
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	24.2% (2015) [4]
• Revenue (₱)	75,117,494.00 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3604
PSGC	142703000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Ifugao language Kallahan language Tuwali language Ilocano Tagalog
Website	kiangan.gov.ph

Kiangan, officially the Municipality of Kiangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,048 people. ^[3]

Kiangan is the oldest town in the province. It derives its name from Kiyyangan, an ancient village near the bank of the Ibulao River across the Lagawe valley. The name Kiyyangan is enshrined in Ifugao mythology and is believed to be the dwelling of Wigan and Bugan, the mythological ancestors of the Ifugao. It was the former capital of Ifugao until the topology was deemed unfit and moved to neighboring Lagawe.

The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras World Heritage Site.

Barangays

Kiangan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.  ^[2]

• Ambabag
• Baguinge
• Bolog
• Bokiawan
• Dalligan
• Duit
• Hucab
• Julongan
• Lingay
• Mungayang
• Nagacadan
• Pindongan
• Poblacion
• Tuplac

Climate

Climate data for Kiangan, Ifugao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	21 (70)	24 (74)
Average low °C (°F)	14 (57)	15 (59)	16 (61)	18 (64)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	17 (63)	16 (61)	15 (59)	17 (63)
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	11.1	13.9	18.9	26.0	27.3	28.9	28.5	26.1	19.7	14.5	12.8	237.6
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics

Population census of Kiangan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	37,161	—
1939	16,146	−3.89%
1948	10,534	−4.63%
1960	12,689	+1.56%
1970	15,123	+1.77%
1975	15,935	+1.05%
1980	17,481	+1.87%
1990	21,329	+2.01%
1995	13,514	−8.20%
2000	14,099	+0.91%
2007	15,448	+1.27%
2010	15,837	+0.91%
2015	17,048	+1.41%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7] [8]

In the 2015 census, the population of Kiangan, Ifugao, was 17,048 people, ^[3] with a density of 85 inhabitants per square kilometre or 220 inhabitants per square mile.

Locally spoken languages include Tuwali, Ayangan, Ilocano, Tagalog, and English.

Economy

Agriculture and tourism are the main sources of local economic activities which supports commerce and trade among townsfolk. Its terraced rice fields do not only provide produce for the farmers but attract tourists as well.

Culture

War memorial

• Nagacadan Rice Terraces

The Nagacadan Rice Terraces is a UNESCO Heritage Site and one of the many rice terraces in the province of Ifugao. The rice terraces cluster manifest a distinct feature - the fields are in ascending rows of terraces bisected by a river.

• Kiangan Shrine

Located in Kiangan is the Kiangan Central School old home economics building, which marks the spot where the highest Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, General Tomoyuki Yamashita (also known as the Tiger of Malaya), surrendered to the Filipino & American Forces on 2 September 1945.

Ifugao Museum (left) and Yamashita surrender site (right)

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. "Kiangan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
8. "Province of Ifugao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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