Sabangan

Sabangan, officially the Municipality of Sabangan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,621 people.^[3]

Sabangan
Municipality
Municipality of Sabangan
Flag Seal
Map of Mountain Province with Sabangan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Sabangan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°00′16″N 120°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	Dario P. Esden
• Representative	Maximo Y. Dalug Jr.
• Electorate	8,583 voters (2022)
Area ^[2]
• Total	72.04 km^2 (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
• Density	130/km^2 (350/sq mi)
• Households	2,303
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	14.04 % (2018)^[4]
• Revenue	₱ 94.74 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 275 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 67.31 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 86.89 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2622
PSGC	144407000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.sabangan.gov.ph

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

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]

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
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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 days	9.9	19.5	13.9	18.9	26.0	27.3	28.9	28.5	26.1	19.7	14.5	12.8	246
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)^[7]

Demographics

Population census of Sabangan

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 49 —     1918 3,092 +31.83% 1939 4,706 +2.02% 1948 4,581 −0.30% 1960 8,900 +5.69%	Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[12][13]
[14][15][16][17][18]}

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

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):^[19]

• Congressman: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
• Mayor: Marcial C. Lawilao Jr.
• Vice-Mayor: Dario P. Esden
• Councilors:
  • Henrico B. Boguilis
  • Celestino A. Matias
  • Roger C. Bas-ilen
  • Enrique G. Litilit
  • Fausto L. Ballakis
  • William M. Malamion
  • Thomas S. Begnaen
  • Crispin P. Altaki

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. (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 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Valley of Sorrow". Asiaweek. 1980-09-05.
6. Doyo, Ma. Ceres P. (2015). Macli-ing Dulag: Kalinga Chief, Defender of the Cordillera. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 978971542772-2.
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.
9. 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.
10. 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.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. "Province of Mountain Province". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
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. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

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