Sabangan

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Sabangan
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Municipality of Sabangan
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Sabangan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°00′16″N120°55′24″E / 17.0044°N 120.9233°E / 17.0044; 120.9233
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Province Mountain Province
District Lone district
Barangays 15 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Marcial C. Lawilao Jr.
 •  Vice Mayor Rodolfo L. Mencion
 •  Representative Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
 •  Electorate 8,583 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
72.04 km2 (27.81 sq mi)
Elevation
1,441 m (4,728 ft)
Highest elevation
2,665 m (8,743 ft)
Lowest elevation
970 m (3,180 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total
9,621
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
 •  Households
2,303
Economy
 •  Income class 5th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
17.34
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 94.74 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 275 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 67.31 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 86.89 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2622
PSGC
144407000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)74
Native languages Balangao
Bontoc
Ilocano
Tagalog
Kankanaey
Website www.sabangan.gov.ph

Sabangan, officially the Municipality of Sabangan is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,621 people. [3]

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History

Chico River Dam Project

Sabangan was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bauko, Bontoc, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig. [5] However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution. [6]

Geography

Sabangan is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the provincial capital Bontoc, 374 kilometres (232 mi) from Manila via Halsema Highway, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Sagada.

Barangays

Sabangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Bao-angan
  • Bun-ayan
  • Busa
  • Camatagan
  • Capinitan
  • Data
  • Gayang
  • Lagan
  • Losad
  • Namatec
  • Napua
  • Pingad
  • Poblacion
  • Supang
  • Tambingan

Climate

Climate data for Sabangan, Mountain Province
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)21
(70)		23
(73)		24
(75)		26
(79)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		22
(72)		24
(75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)15
(59)		15
(59)		16
(61)		18
(64)		19
(66)		19
(66)		19
(66)		19
(66)		19
(66)		18
(64)		17
(63)		16
(61)		18
(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 days9.919.513.918.926.027.328.928.526.119.714.512.8246
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Sabangan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 49—    
1918 3,092+31.83%
1939 4,706+2.02%
1948 4,581−0.30%
1960 8,900+5.69%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 6,517−3.06%
1975 7,599+3.13%
1980 8,194+1.52%
1990 8,083−0.14%
1995 8,609+1.19%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 8,728+0.29%
2007 9,098+0.57%
2010 8,741−1.45%
2015 9,315+1.22%
2020 9,621+0.64%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sabangan

5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
11.40
2009
26.04
2012
10.91
2015
19.07
2018
14.04
2021
17.34

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Government

Local government

Sabangan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain Province, 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): [20]

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References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Sabangan | (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. 1 2 Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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  5. ↑ "Valley of Sorrow". Asiaweek. 1980-09-05.
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  7. ↑ "Sabangan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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  14. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  20. ↑ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.


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