Municipality in Mountain Province, Philippines
Municipality in Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines
Bauko , officially the Municipality of Bauko is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,021 people.[ 3]
Bauko is the largest municipality in Mountain Province which is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the provincial capital Bontoc and 409 kilometres (254 mi) from Manila .
History
Chico River Dam Project
Bauko was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship , alongside Bontoc , Sabangan , Sadanga , Sagada , and parts of Barlig .[ 5] 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
Barangays
Bauko is politically subdivided into 22 barangays , divided into the upper and lower areas. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios .
Abatan
Bagnen Oriente
Bagnen Proper
Balintaugan
Banao
Bila
Guinzadan Central
Guinzadan Norte
Guinzadan Sur
Lagawa
Leseb
Mabaay
Mayag
Monamon Norte
Monamon Sur
Mount Data
Otucan Norte
Otucan Sur
Poblacion (Bauko)
Sadsadan
Sinto
Tapapan
Climate
Climate data for Bauko, Mountain Province
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
20
21
23
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
22
20
22
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
13
14
15
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
16
Average precipitation mm (inches)
35
46
63
117
402
400
441
471
440
258
94
68
2,835
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 Bauko Year ±% p.a. 1903 82 — 1918 7,994 +35.71% 1939 8,322 +0.19% 1948 8,347 +0.03% 1960 12,229 +3.23%
Year ±% p.a. 1970 14,104 +1.43% 1975 14,808 +0.98% 1980 16,688 +2.42% 1990 21,126 +2.39% 1995 24,242 +2.61%
Year ±% p.a. 2000 27,729 +2.92% 2007 29,382 +0.80% 2010 30,172 +0.97% 2015 31,065 +0.56% 2020 32,021 +0.60%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Economy
Poverty incidence of Bauko
Government
Local government
Bauko, 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]
Congressman: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
Mayor: Abraham B. Akilit
Vice-Mayor: Bartolome B. Badecao
Councilors:
Ashley T. Sili
Simon C. Lacwasan
Sabado T. Pussan Sr.
Labor M. Masidong
Stanly C. Dangatan
Tomas B. Tanggacan
Cornelio C. Matias
Arcadio B. Taganas
Notable personalities
Maximo Dalog, Mt. Province Representative/congressman, lawmaker, governor, board member
Marky Cielo , actor
References
^ Municipality of Bauko | (DILG) ^ "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 .^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021 . ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .^ "Valley of Sorrow". Asiaweek . 1980-09-05. ^ 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 ^
"Bauko: Average Temperatures and Rainfall" . Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020 .
^ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^
"Province of Mountain Province" . Municipality Population Data . Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016 .
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):" . Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020 .^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF) . Commission on Elections . Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
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