Tinglayan

Last updated
Tinglayan
Municipality
Municipality of Tinglayan
Tinglayan80427cg.jpg
Chico River Valley
Flag of Tinglayan, Kalinga.png
Flag
Ph locator kalinga tinglayan.png
Map of Kalinga with Tinglayan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tinglayan
Philippines location map (square).svg
Red pog.svg
Tinglayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°15′54″N121°08′56″E / 17.265°N 121.1489°E / 17.265; 121.1489
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Province Kalinga
District Lone district
Barangays 20 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Sacrament S. Gumilab
 •  Vice Mayor Rogelio M. Tambalong
 •  Representative Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Brendon D. Gonnay
  • Jayvee Franz P. Sabawil
  • Jhems Taylor D. Gayyaman
  • Antonio S. Ao-as
  • Johnny A. Tiwang
  • Jerry M. So-ang
  • Miguel P. Atumpa
  • Luis B. Sangngangao
 •  Electorate 11,260 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
283.00 km2 (109.27 sq mi)
Elevation
1,074 m (3,524 ft)
Highest elevation
2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Lowest elevation
443 m (1,453 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
13,311
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
 •  Households
2,453
Economy
 •  Income class 4th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
7.82
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 168.1 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 220.1 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 137.5 million (2022)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3804
PSGC
1403215000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)74
Native languages Kalinga
Ilocano
Tagalog
Website https://tinglayan.gov.ph

Tinglayan, officially the Municipality of Tinglayan is a municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,148 people. [5]

Contents

Geography

Tinglayan is situated 62.45 kilometres (38.80 mi) from the provincial capital Tabuk, and 433.29 kilometres (269.23 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Tinglayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.  [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Ambato-Legleg
  • Bangad Centro
  • Basao
  • Belong Manubal
  • Bugnay
  • Buscalan
  • Butbut
  • Dananao
  • Loccong
  • Lower Bangad
  • Luplupa
  • Mallango
  • Ngibat
  • Old Tinglayan
  • Poblacion
  • Sumadel 1
  • Sumadel 2
  • Tulgao East
  • Tulgao West
  • Upper Bangad

Climate

Climate data for Tinglayan, Kalinga
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)25
(77)		26
(79)		28
(82)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		28
(82)		28
(82)		27
(81)		26
(79)		25
(77)		27
(81)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)17
(63)		18
(64)		19
(66)		21
(70)		22
(72)		23
(73)		22
(72)		22
(72)		22
(72)		20
(68)		20
(68)		19
(66)		20
(69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)23
(0.9)		28
(1.1)		33
(1.3)		64
(2.5)		232
(9.1)		242
(9.5)		258
(10.2)		266
(10.5)		245
(9.6)		201
(7.9)		87
(3.4)		69
(2.7)		1,748
(68.7)
Average rainy days8.38.010.815.223.726.127.025.823.517.313.712.1211.5
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Tinglayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 2,879—    
1939 6,868+4.23%
1948 6,935+0.11%
1960 9,135+2.32%
1970 10,317+1.22%
1975 10,838+0.99%
1980 11,703+1.55%
1990 12,637+0.77%
1995 13,591+1.37%
2000 14,164+0.89%
2007 11,619−2.69%
2010 12,557+2.87%
2015 12,868+0.47%
2020 13,148+0.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Tinglayan was 13,148 people, [13] with a density of 46 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tinglayan

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000
65.12
2003
82.14
2006
72.00
2009
34.06
2012
26.42
2015
30.53
2018
27.71
2021
7.82

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Government

Local government

Tinglayan, 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) [22]
PositionName
CongressmanAllen Jesse C. Mangaoang
MayorSacrament S. Gumilab
Vice-MayorCharles A. Abay
CouncilorsJerry M. So-ang
Johnny D. Lungao
Bartholome M. Aboli
Dominic T. Lad-ing
Roger T. Baculi
Antonio S. Ao-as
Brendon D. Gonnay
Camilo P. Sa-ing

Tourism

Sleeping Beauty mountain SleepingBeauty2180.jpg
Sleeping Beauty mountain

Tinglayan is famous for its local celebrity, Whang-od, who is the last mambabatok (traditional tattooist). Tourists often visit Brgy. Buscalan, Tinglayan to see her and have their bodies tattooed. [23]

Education

The Tinglayan 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

  • Ambato-Legleg Elementary School
  • Balay Elementary School
  • Bangad Centro Elementary School
  • Bangad Elementary School
  • Basao Elementary School
  • Belong Elementary School
  • Bugnay Elementary School
  • Buscalan Elementary School
  • Butbut Elementary School
  • Dalkinsan Elementary School
  • Dananao Elementary School
  • Loccong Elementary School
  • Luplupa Elementary School
  • Mallango Elementary School
  • Manubal Elementary School
  • Maswa Elementary School
  • Ngibat Elementary School
  • Sumadel Elementary School
  • Tinglayan Central School
  • Tinglayan Elementary School
  • Tulgao Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Bangad National High School
  • Southern Tinglayan National High School
  • St. Theresita's High School - Tinglayan
  • Sumadel National High School
  • Tinglayan National High School
  • Tulgao West Integrated School

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Tinglayan | (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. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Tinglayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  23. ↑ "The lost tribe and the 'tattoo master'". news.com.au . Australia. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  24. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.