Kiangan

Kiangan, officially the Municipality of Kiangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,691 people.[3]

Kiangan
Municipality
Municipality of Kiangan
Nagacadan Rice Terraces
Nagacadan Rice Terraces
Flag of Kiangan
Flag
Map of Ifugao with Kiangan highlighted
Map of Ifugao with Kiangan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Kiangan is located in Philippines
Kiangan
Kiangan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°46′39″N 121°05′16″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceIfugao
District Lone district
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRaldis Andrei A. Bulayungan
 • Vice MayorMichelle Alice B. Baguilat
 • RepresentativeSolomon R. Chungalao
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate12,347 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total200.00 km2 (77.22 sq mi)
Elevation
841 m (2,759 ft)
Highest elevation
1,477 m (4,846 ft)
Lowest elevation
416 m (1,365 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total17,691
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Households
3,965
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
14.88
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 111.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 259.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 82.97 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 48.11 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIfugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3604
PSGC
142703000
IDD : area code +63 (0)74
Native languagesIfugao
Kallahan
Tuwali
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitekiangan.gov.ph

Kiangan is the oldest town in the province. It derives its name from Kiyyangan, an ancient village near the bank of the Ibulao River across the Lagawe valley. The name Kiyyangan is enshrined in Ifugao mythology and is believed to be the dwelling of Wigan and Bugan, the mythological ancestors of the Ifugao. It was the former capital of Ifugao until the topology was deemed unfit and moved to neighboring Lagawe.

The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras World Heritage Site.

Geography

Barangays

Kiangan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Ambabag
  • Baguinge
  • Bolog
  • Bokiawan
  • Dalligan
  • Duit
  • Hucab
  • Julongan
  • Lingay
  • Mungayang
  • Nagacadan
  • Pindongan
  • Poblacion
  • Tuplac

Climate
Climate data for Kiangan, Ifugao
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 21
(70)		 24
(74)
Average low °C (°F) 14
(57)		 15
(59)		 16
(61)		 18
(64)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 17
(63)		 16
(61)		 15
(59)		 17
(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 11.1 13.9 18.9 26.0 27.3 28.9 28.5 26.1 19.7 14.5 12.8 237.6
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics
Population census of Kiangan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 37,161—    
1939 16,146−3.89%
1948 10,534−4.63%
1960 12,689+1.56%
1970 15,123+1.77%
1975 15,935+1.05%
1980 17,481+1.87%
1990 21,329+2.01%
1995 13,514−8.20%
2000 14,099+0.91%
2007 15,448+1.27%
2010 15,837+0.91%
2015 17,048+1.41%
2020 17,691+0.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Kiangan, Ifugao, was 17,691 people,[3] with a density of 88 inhabitants per square kilometre or 230 inhabitants per square mile.

Locally spoken languages include Tuwali, Ayangan, Ilocano, Tagalog, and English.

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Kiangan
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12]
[13][14][15][16][17]

Agriculture and tourism are the main sources of local economic activities which supports commerce and trade among townsfolk. Its terraced rice fields do not only provide produce for the farmers but attract tourists as well.

Government

Local government
Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Kiangan, 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)[18]
Position Name
Congressman Solomon R. Chungalao
Mayor Raldis Andrei A. Bulayungan
Vice-Mayor Michelle Alice B. Baguilat
Councilors Angelito D. Dulinayan
Lawrence A. Dulnuan Jr.
Clarence B. Buyuccan
Magdalena D. Piggangay
Marcial D. Allaga
Jason A. Bayawon
James I. Talib
Janni B. Albano

Culture
War memorial
  • Nagacadan Rice Terraces

The Nagacadan Rice Terraces is a UNESCO Heritage Site and one of the many rice terraces in the province of Ifugao. The rice terraces cluster manifest a distinct feature - the fields are in ascending rows of terraces bisected by a river.

Located in Kiangan is the Kiangan Central School old home economics building, which marks the spot where the highest Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, General Tomoyuki Yamashita (also known as the Tiger of Malaya), surrendered to the Filipino & American Forces on 2 September 1945.

Ifugao Museum (left) and Yamashita surrender site (right)

References
  1.  Municipality of Kiangan | (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 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. "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. "Kiangan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "Province of Ifugao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  18. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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