Lamut, Ifugao

Lamut
Municipality
Municipality of Lamut
Downtown area
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Map of Ifugao with Lamut highlighted
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Lamut Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°39′06″N121°13′04″E / 16.6517°N 121.2178°E / 16.6517; 121.2178
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone district
Founded	1959
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Victomar H. Bunnol
•  Vice Mayor	Everda Desiree D. Dulinayan
•  Representative	Solomon R. Chungalao
•  Municipal Council	Members John P. Dulinayan Brix Paul B. Chaguile Doreen N. Banhan Glenn S. Nadugo Jaime B. Bantiyan Reneboy D. Millano Rosendo T. Antonio Jerry J. Leal
•  Electorate	18,352 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	159.65 km2 (61.64 sq mi)
Elevation	246 m (807 ft)
Highest elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Lowest elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	26,520
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
•  Households	6,224
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	7.6 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 186.6 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 367.7 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 142.2 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 42.81 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ifugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3605
PSGC	1402705000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Ifugao Tuwali Ilocano Tagalog
Website	lamut.gov.ph

Lamut, officially the Municipality of Lamut is a municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,235 people. ^[5]

Lamut is the gateway to Ifugao. IFSU Main Campus is located in Nayon and IPSHS is located in Mabato-bato.

History

In 1959, the barrios of Lamut, Mabatobato, Lawig, Panopdopan, Magulon, Peiza, Payawan, Nayon, Halog, Pulaan, Dilan, Pangka, Hapid, Bulao, Allupapan, Pugol and Salamagui of the municipal district of Kiangan were separated from the said municipal district and constituted into the municipal district of Lamut. ^[6] It was then composed of 4 barangays, namely: Mabatobato, Payawan, Nayon and Panopdopan.

The first appointed municipal mayor was Guinid Tuguinay who was later replaced by Alberto Puguon through a formal election held in November 1967, to December 1963. From January 1964 to December 1967, the municipal mayor was Alberto Bunoan, Sr. He was succeeded by Angelito Guinid from January 1968 to November 24, 1976, who was in turn succeeded by Gregorio Kitong who was appointed as municipal mayor. Kitong served until January 1986. When Corazon C. Aquino became president, she appointed lawyer Lynda Bongyo-Chaguile as the O.I.C. mayor of Lamut and continued to serve until 1998. Chaguile was the first woman to serve as mayor in Lamut and in the province.

Geography

Lamut is situated 25.63 kilometres (15.93 mi) from the provincial capital Lagawe, and 320.61 kilometres (199.22 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Lamut is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.  ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Ambasa
• Bimpal
• Hapid
• Holowon
• Lawig
• Lucban
• Mabatobato
• Magulon
• Nayon
• Panopdopan
• Payawan
• Pieza
• Poblacion East (Lamut)
• Poblacion West (Lamut)
• Pugol (Ifugao Reservation)
• Salamague
• Sanafe
• Umilag

Climate

Climate data for Lamut, Ifugao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24 (75)	26 (79)	28 (82)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	24 (75)	28 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	119 (4.7)	83 (3.3)	54 (2.1)	37 (1.5)	133 (5.2)	132 (5.2)	161 (6.3)	163 (6.4)	153 (6.0)	142 (5.6)	160 (6.3)	224 (8.8)	1,561 (61.4)
Average rainy days	18.4	13.6	11.6	9.4	19.3	21.9	23.9	23.4	21.1	16.3	18.1	21.4	218.4
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Lamut

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	5,554	—
1970	8,068	+3.80%
1975	9,416	+3.15%
1980	11,017	+3.19%
1990	14,101	+2.50%
1995	17,081	+3.66%
2000	18,731	+2.00%
2007	22,109	+2.31%
2010	23,088	+1.59%
2015	25,279	+1.74%
2020	26,235	+0.78%
2024	26,520	+0.26%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Lamut, Ifugao, was 26,235 people, ^[14] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Lamut

10 20 30 40 2000 31.72 2003 29.24 2006 20.40 2009 18.24 2012 17.21 2015 21.17 2018 11.68 2021 7.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Lamut, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Ifugao, 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) ^[23]

Position	Name
Congressman	Solomon R. Chungalao
Mayor	Victomar H. Bunnol
Vice-Mayor	Everda Desiree D. Dulinayan
Councilors	John P. Dulinayan
	Attorney Brix Paul B. Chaguile
	Doreen N. Banhan
	Glenn Nadugo
	Jaime Bantiyan
	Reneboy D. Millano
	Rosendo T. Antonio
	Jerry J. Leal
ABC President	Manuel Kalahi Jr.
SK Federation President	Kerajie Rhyne Bimmulog

Education

The Lamut 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. ^[24]

Primary and elementary schools

• Bliss Elementary School
• Dunuan Elementary School
• Hapid Elementary School
• Ilap Elementary School
• Jolowon Elementary School
• Lamut Central School
• Lawig Elementary School
• Lucban Elementary School
• Mabatobato Elementary School
• Magulon Elementary School
• Mawanini Primary School
• Mongilit Ligmayo Memorial Elementary School
• Nayon Elementary School
• Nunhabatan Elementary School
• Panopdopan Elementary School
• Pieza Elementary School
• Precious Ones Learning Center
• Pugol Elementary School
• Pulaan Primary School
• Regimental Elementary School
• Salamague Elementary School
• Sanafe Elementary School
• Umilag Elementary School
• UCCP Christian Learning Center
• Westville Christian Academy

Secondary schools

• Alupapan Integrated School
• Hapid National High School
• Ifugao Provincial Science High School
• Lawig National High School (Main)
• Lawig National High School (Extension)
• Mongilit Ligmayo National High School
• San Francisco High School

Technical and vocational school

• Ifugao Technical Vocational School

References

1.   Municipality of Lamut | (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.
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6. "R.A. No. 2111, An Act Creating the Municipal District of Lamut in the Mountain Province". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
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8. "Lamut: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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15. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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18. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
19. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
20. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
21. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
22. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
23. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
24. "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

External links

• lamut.gov.ph
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System