Lagayan | |
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Municipality of Lagayan | |
![]() Map of Abra with Lagayan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°43′N120°43′E / 17.72°N 120.71°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Abra |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 5 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edmarc L. Crisologo |
• Vice Mayor | Apolinar B. Molina |
• Representative | Menchie B. Bernos |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 3,510 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 215.97 km2 (83.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
Highest elevation | 742 m (2,434 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 5,154 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,085 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 25.65 |
• Revenue | ₱ 39.58 million (2012), 43.72 million (2013), 41.23 million (2014), 56.73 million (2015), 65.44 million (2016), 64.77 million (2017), 95.31 million (2018), 91.45 million (2019), 134.4 million (2021) |
• Assets | ₱ 40.08 million (2012), 36.78 million (2013), 37.22 million (2014), 37.72 million (2015), 48.92 million (2016), 86.87 million (2017), 165.9 million (2018), 219.1 million (2019), 327.1 million (2021) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 22.41 million (2012), 35.11 million (2013), 32.5 million (2014), 40.9 million (2015), 56.44 million (2016), 50.61 million (2017), 53.6 million (2018), 67.32 million (2019), 84.1 million (2021) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 26.8 million (2012), 23.84 million (2013), 20.88 million (2014), 17.88 million (2015), 15.89 million (2016), 39.68 million (2017), 77.03 million (2018), 60.39 million (2019), 44.25 million (2021) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2824 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Itneg Ilocano Tagalog |
Lagayan, officially the Municipality of Lagayan (Ilocano : Ili ti Lagayan; Adasen : Ili u Lagayan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Lagayan), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,488 people. [5]
On November 2, 1987, members of the New People's Army, a communist insurgency group, raided the municipal hall and burned down former mayor Solomon Lalugan's house, with his two sons taken hostage. [6]
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 215.97 square kilometres (83.39 sq mi) [7] constituting 5.19% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra. It is located at 17°43′N120°43′E / 17.72°N 120.71°E .
Lagayan is situated 19.04 kilometres (11.83 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 424.89 kilometres (264.01 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Lagayan is politically subdivided into 5 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2024 [9] | 2010 [10] | |||||
140111002 | Ba-i | 14.2% | 731 | 851 | −1.06% | |
140111004 | Collago | 20.5% | 1,058 | 1,049 | 0.06% | |
140111005 | Pang-ot | 6.3% | 325 | 366 | −0.83% | |
140111006 | Poblacion | 26.1% | 1,343 | 1,236 | 0.59% | |
140111007 | Pulot | 20.0% | 1,031 | 975 | 0.39% | |
Total | 5,154 | 4,488 | 0.98% |
Climate data for Lagayan, Abra | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 20 (68) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 22 (71) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24 (0.9) | 26 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 43 (1.7) | 159 (6.3) | 180 (7.1) | 204 (8.0) | 207 (8.1) | 183 (7.2) | 185 (7.3) | 91 (3.6) | 67 (2.6) | 1,394 (54.8) |
Average rainy days | 8.2 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 13.7 | 22.3 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 201.5 |
Source: Meteoblue [11] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 1,713 | — |
1939 | 2,211 | +1.22% |
1948 | 2,222 | +0.06% |
1960 | 2,750 | +1.79% |
1970 | 3,182 | +1.47% |
1975 | 3,372 | +1.17% |
1980 | 3,827 | +2.56% |
1990 | 3,771 | −0.15% |
1995 | 3,412 | −1.86% |
2000 | 3,894 | +2.87% |
2007 | 4,134 | +0.83% |
2010 | 4,477 | +2.94% |
2015 | 4,499 | +0.09% |
2020 | 4,488 | −0.05% |
2024 | 5,154 | +3.38% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [10] [14] [15] |
In the 2020 census, Lagayan had a population of 4,488. [16] The population density was 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of Lagayan
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 62.61 2003 52.54 2006 35.00 2009 41.44 2012 42.23 2015 27.22 2018 32.89 2021 25.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] |
Lagayan, 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 councillors are elected directly by the people through an election, which is held every three years.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos |
Mayor | Edmarc L. Crisologo |
Vice-Mayor | Apolinar B. Molina |
Councilors | Eduardo S. Alejandro |
Rexor Jay A. Molina | |
Louie M. Layao | |
Noel M. Cortez | |
Leonidas M. Seares Jr. | |
Solomon M. Lalugan III | |
Jhony B. Andoy | |
Cleofas D. Pariñas | |
The Lagayan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public schools, from primary to secondary schools. [26]