Lagawe

Lagawe
Municipality
Municipality of Lagawe
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Map of Ifugao with Lagawe highlighted
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Lagawe Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°47′51″N121°07′22″E / 16.7975°N 121.1228°E / 16.7975; 121.1228
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone district
Founded	1961
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Martin L. Habawel Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Reynold A. Kimayong
•  Representative	Solomon R. Chungalao
•  Municipal Council	Members Marlon B. Bandao Clarence D. Buhong Gregorio G. Dangayo Jr. Eric Jason B. Dugyon Angel T. Taguiling Neil L. Wangiwang Wilson G. Bumanghat Vilma T. Alcayna
•  Electorate	13,064 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	208.91 km2 (80.66 sq mi)
Elevation	667 m (2,188 ft)
Highest elevation	1,206 m (3,957 ft)
Lowest elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	18,876
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
•  Households	4,426
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	12.21 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 126.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 267.2 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 111.1 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 56.59 million (2020)
Service provider
•  Electricity	Ifugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3600
PSGC	142704000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Ifugao Tuwali Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.lagawe.gov.ph

Lagawe (Ilocano : Ili ti Lagawe), officially the Municipality of Lagawe is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,876 people. ^[3]

Lagawe is 317 kilometres (197 mi) from Manila.

History

Cityhood

Main article: Cities of the Philippines

In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks Lagawe including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Geography

Barangays

Lagawe is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.  ^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Abinuan
• Banga
• Boliwong
• Burnay
• Buyabuyan
• Caba
• Cudog
• Dulao
• Jucbong
• Luta
• Montabiong
• Olilicon
• Poblacion South
• Poblacion East
• Poblacion North
• Poblacion West
• Ponghal
• Pullaan
• Tungngod
• Tupaya

Climate

Climate data for Lagawe, Ifugao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25 (77)	26 (79)	28 (82)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	26 (79)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18 (64)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	21 (70)	20 (68)	19 (66)	21 (70)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	38 (1.5)	57 (2.2)	77 (3.0)	141 (5.6)	390 (15.4)	355 (14.0)	426 (16.8)	441 (17.4)	426 (16.8)	259 (10.2)	97 (3.8)	57 (2.2)	2,764 (108.9)
Average rainy days	10.4	12.1	15.4	20.4	26.7	27.1	28.7	28.0	26.4	19.9	14.1	12.3	241.5
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Demographics

Population census of Lagawe

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1939	13,204	—
1948	12,424	−0.67%
1960	13,694	+0.81%
1970	14,085	+0.28%
1975	13,948	−0.20%
1980	15,075	+1.57%
1990	12,437	−1.91%
1995	14,898	+3.44%
2000	15,269	+0.53%
2007	17,477	+1.88%
2010	18,077	+1.24%
2015	19,333	+1.29%
2020	18,876	−0.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Lagawe, Ifugao, was 18,876 people, ^[3] with a density of 90 inhabitants per square kilometre or 230 inhabitants per square mile.

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Lagawe, 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
(2019–2022) ^[21]

Position	Name
Congressman	Solomon R. Chungalao
Mayor	Martin L. Habawel Jr.
Vice-Mayor	Reynold A. Kimayong
Councilors	Marlon B. Bandao
	Neil L. Wangiwang
	Homa G. Liwayan
	Angel T. Taguiling
	Davis H. Pulao
	Tejano P. Balinon
	Gregorio G. Dangayo
	Wilson G. Bumanghat

References

1.   Municipality of Lagawe | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
5. Yap, Eric (June 30, 2022). "AN ACT AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING THE CAPITAL TOWN OF PROVINCES WITH NO COMPONENT CITIES, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, INTO A COMPONENT CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
6. Palma, Wilter (August 9, 2022). "AN ACT AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING THE CAPITAL TOWN OF PROVINCES WITH NO COMPONENT CITIES, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES, OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, INTO A COMPONENT CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
7. Daza, Paul (August 11, 2022). "AN ACT CONVERING INTO COMPONENT CITIES THE CAPITAL TOWNS OF PROVINCES WITHOUT A CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 450 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9009, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
8. "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
9. "Lagawe: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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 Ifugao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
21. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived May 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine