Rizal, Kalinga

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Rizal
Liwan
Municipality
Municipality of Rizal
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Rizal
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°30′N121°36′E / 17.5°N 121.6°E / 17.5; 121.6
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Province Kalinga
District Lone district
Named after José Rizal
Barangays 14 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Karl Bugao P. Baac
 •  Vice Mayor Samuel C. Valdez
 •  Representative Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Jolan James B. Jambaro
  • Consolacion D. Catalon
  • Efraim B. Orodio
  • Randy B. Barroga
  • Jenny Rose C. Pascua
  • Anselmo E. Bador
  • Joseph V. Lumabi
  • Renato C. Vicente
 •  Electorate 14,299 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
231.00 km2 (89.19 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Highest elevation
433 m (1,421 ft)
Lowest elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
20,491
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
 •  Households
4,461
Economy
 •  Income class 4th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
16.4
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 177.3 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 586 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 173.4 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 81.4 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityKalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3808
PSGC
1403211000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)74
Native languages Kalinga
Ilocano
Tagalog
Website www.rizalkalinga.gov.ph

Rizal (formerly known as Liwan), officially the Municipality of Rizal is a municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,554 people. [5]

Contents

The town is famous for its Pleistocene archaeological site which possesses rhino bones, tools, deer bones, turtle remains, and stegodon bones. The butchered rhino bones were confirmed by international scientific journals as proof of ancient hominids in the Philippines dating back to 709,000 years ago, the oldest hominid evidence in the entire Philippine archipelago. The discovery was confirmed in 2018, and has been a game-changer in Philippine prehistory. [6]

Geography

Rizal is situated 22.34 kilometres (13.88 mi) from the provincial capital Tabuk, and 462.51 kilometres (287.39 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Rizal is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.  [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Babalag East (Poblacion)
  • Babalag West (Poblacion)
  • Bulbol
  • Calaocan
  • Kinama
  • Liwan East
  • Liwan West
  • Macutay
  • Romualdez
  • San Francisco
  • San Pascual
  • San Pedro
  • San Quintin
  • Santor

Climate

Climate data for Rizal, Kalinga
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26
(79)		27
(81)		29
(84)		32
(90)		32
(90)		31
(88)		31
(88)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		27
(81)		26
(79)		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)21
(70)		21
(70)		22
(72)		23
(73)		24
(75)		25
(77)		24
(75)		25
(77)		24
(75)		23
(73)		23
(73)		21
(70)		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)109
(4.3)		78
(3.1)		64
(2.5)		54
(2.1)		181
(7.1)		196
(7.7)		204
(8.0)		211
(8.3)		174
(6.9)		198
(7.8)		185
(7.3)		231
(9.1)		1,885
(74.2)
Average rainy days17.213.713.213.021.723.425.225.221.917.718.620.8231.6
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Rizal
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 8,034—    
1975 11,715+7.86%
1980 11,637−0.13%
1990 10,885−0.67%
1995 12,173+2.12%
2000 13,652+2.49%
2007 14,614+0.94%
2010 15,942+3.22%
2015 17,038+1.27%
2020 19,554+2.94%
2024 20,491+1.13%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Rizal, Kalinga, was 19,554 people, [14] with a density of 85 inhabitants per square kilometre or 220 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Rizal

10
20
30
40
50
2000
43.82
2003
34.91
2006
28.00
2009
25.28
2012
9.05
2015
15.32
2018
11.87
2021
16.40

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Butchered remains of a Nesorhinus philippinensis found in Rizal, Kalinga. An evidence of early hominins in the Philippines about 709,000 years ago. Remains of a Rhinoceros philippinensis found in Rizal, Kalinga dated c. 709,000 years ago.jpg
Butchered remains of a Nesorhinus philippinensis found in Rizal, Kalinga. An evidence of early hominins in the Philippines about 709,000 years ago.

Government

Rizal, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Kalinga, 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) [23]
PositionName
CongressmanAllen Jesse C. Mangaoang
MayorKarl Bugao P. Baac
Vice-MayorSamuel C. Valdez
CouncilorsRogelio D. Lawad
Nellie S. Tad-o
Joseph V. Lumabi
Gabriel Gangot
Anselmo E. Bador
Consolacion D. Catalon
Jenny Rose C. Pascua
Frank P. Wad-asen

Education

The Rizal 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

  • Andarayan Elementary School
  • Anonang Elementary School
  • Bagbag Elementary School
  • Bulbol Elementary School
  • Calaocan Elementary School
  • Kinama Elementary School
  • Liwan East Elementary School
  • Liwan West Elementary School
  • Liwan West Elementary School Annex (Alibangbang Primary School)
  • Macutay Elementary School
  • Rizal Central School
  • Romualdez Elementary School
  • San Francisco Elementary School
  • San Pedro Elementary School
  • San Quintin Elementary School
  • San Vicente Elementary School
  • Santor Elementary School
  • Tagapan Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Kinama National High School
  • Macutay Palao National High School
  • Rizal National School of Arts & Trades
  • Santor National High School
  • St. Michael Academy

See also

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Rizal | (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. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Earliest humans arrived in PH 700,000 years ago". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Vol. 33, no. 145. France's National Museum of History. May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rizal: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  17. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  18. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  19. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  22. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 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 13, 2025.
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