Tayum

Tayum, officially the Municipality of Tayum (Ilocano: Ili ti Tayum; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tayum), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,869 people.[3]

Tayum
Municipality
Municipality of Tayum
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Map of Abra with Tayum highlighted
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Tayum is located in Philippines
Tayum
Tayum
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°37′N 120°40′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceAbra
District Lone district
Barangays11 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorPlacido P. Eduarte Jr.
 • Vice MayorEmmanuel Eleazar B. Eduarte
 • RepresentativeMenchie B. Bernos
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate10,571 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total61.14 km2 (23.61 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Highest elevation
283 m (928 ft)
Lowest elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total14,869
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Households
3,507
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
17.92
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 78.23 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 478.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 86.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 57.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAbra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2803
PSGC
140124000
IDD : area code +63 (0)74
Native languagesItneg
Ilocano
Tagalog

Tayum is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of capital Bangued. The town is located at 17°37′N 120°40′E.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 61.14 square kilometres (23.61 sq mi) [5] constituting 1.47% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Every 25 November, Tayum celebrates its town fiesta. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion.

Etymology

According to historical records,[6] Tayum was named after the indigo plant, which the Ilocanos referred to as tayum-tayum. Indigo once flourished in Tayum, and it was a source of wealth for the Ilocanos. A big vat (pagtimbugan) was used in decaying the plant into a blue-black dye called "ngila" in Barangay Deet, about a half-kilometer away from the town proper. Cotton yams were dyed using the dye.

However, at the turn of the century, a powder dye from the Anilino Factories of Germany became popular among Ilocano weavers, effectively killing the indigo industry.

History

Spanish colonial era

Tayum, also known as Bukaw, was founded in 1626 by an enterprising priest named Father Juan Pareja. Father Gabriel Alvarez, another equally daring and adventurous Augustinian Priest, built a temporary chapel in Tayum during his expedition to Lepanto in 1569. Tayum was formally organized as a political unit under the Spanish Regime in 1725. Don Vidal Banganan served as the first Gobernadorcillo.

With the construction of the solid bricks walled church under the successive Augustinian missions, Tayum transformed from a mere visita of Bangued into an independent mission in the year 1807. The church was built in honor of St. Catherine of Alexandria, whose feast day falls on November 25.

American invasion era

In 1904, Tayum reverted to a barrio of Bangued, due to the deterioration of peace and order at the time. Tayum's existence as a barrio came to an end on December 31, 1907, when Don Pio Balmaceda y Belmonte was appointed Teniente del barrio. Balmaceda organized his men to effectively curb lawlessness, restoring peace to the town. It regained its town status, with Don Manuel Brillantes as its first president.

Contemporary

On July 27, 2022, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 3 km from the town. The quake killed at least eleven people and injured 567 others (19 of them in Tayum).[7]

Geography

Barangays

Tayum is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[9]
140124001 Bagalay 6.6% 987 937 ▴ 0.52%
140124002 Basbasa 6.0% 892 849 ▴ 0.50%
140124003 Budac 8.5% 1,268 1,286 ▾ −0.14%
140124004 Bumagcat 5.1% 764 794 ▾ −0.38%
140124005 Cabaroan 8.5% 1,263 1,251 ▴ 0.10%
140124006 Deet 6.2% 929 912 ▴ 0.18%
140124007 Gaddani 9.8% 1,455 1,325 ▴ 0.94%
140124008 Patucannay 10.2% 1,521 1,317 ▴ 1.45%
140124009 Pias 8.1% 1,205 1,165 ▴ 0.34%
140124010 Poblacion 18.0% 2,672 2,645 ▴ 0.10%
140124011 Velasco 10.2% 1,511 1,459 ▴ 0.35%
Total 14,869 13,940 ▴ 0.65%

Climate
Climate data for Tayum, Abra
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 34
(93)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 31
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 18
(64)		 19
(66)		 20
(68)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 19
(66)		 22
(71)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9
(0.4)		 11
(0.4)		 13
(0.5)		 23
(0.9)		 92
(3.6)		 122
(4.8)		 153
(6.0)		 137
(5.4)		 139
(5.5)		 141
(5.6)		 42
(1.7)		 14
(0.6)		 896
(35.4)
Average rainy days 4.6 4.0 6.2 9.1 19.5 23.2 24.0 22.5 21.5 15.2 10.5 6.0 166.3
Source: Meteoblue[10]

Demographics
Population census of Tayum
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,366—    
1918 5,832+1.95%
1939 6,054+0.18%
1948 6,281+0.41%
1960 7,025+0.94%
1970 8,211+1.57%
1975 9,126+2.14%
1980 9,621+1.06%
1990 11,045+1.39%
1995 12,346+2.11%
2000 12,539+0.33%
2007 13,360+0.88%
2010 13,940+1.56%
2015 14,467+0.71%
2020 14,869+0.54%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][9][12][13]

In the 2020 census, Tayum had a population of 14,869.[3] The population density was 240 inhabitants per square kilometre (620/sq mi).

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Tayum
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15]
[16][17][18][19][20]

Government

Local government
Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Tayum, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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 Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
Mayor Placido P. Eduarte Jr.
Vice-Mayor Emmanuel Eleazar B. Eduarte
Councilors Agustin B. Barbieto Jr.
Romel Flor B. Tamo
Bienvenido A. Dion Jr.
Avelino T. Tejero
Joel P. Flores
Teresa B. Millare
Eduardo A. Tejero
Constantino T. Fernandez

List of Cultural Properties of Tayum
Cultural Property
wmph identifier		 Site name Description Province City/municipality Address Coordinates Image
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church A 19th-century Baroque church, declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in 2001.[22] Abra Tayum 17.618511°N 120.654319°E / 17.618511; 120.654319 (Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church)

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First SVD Regional House Established by Fr. Luis Beckert in 1912. Fr. Beckert is the first regional superior of the SVD Missionaries in Abra. Abra Tayum 17.618511°N 120.654319°E / 17.618511; 120.654319 (First SVD Regional House)

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Flores Ancestral House Built in 1890. Abra Tayum Isidro Flores St. 17.617696°N 120.655003°E / 17.617696; 120.655003 (Flores Ancestral House)

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Jose Cariño Sr. Ancestral House Abra Tayum 1 Brilliantes corner Jose Cariño 17.616621°N 120.654817°E / 17.616621; 120.654817 (Jose Cariño Sr. Ancestral House)

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Teodoro Brillantes Ancestral House Abra Tayum Poblacion

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Transportation

The main mode of public transportation are tricycles and jeepneys.

See also

References
  1.  Municipality of Tayum | (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: Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. "Municipality of Tayum". abra.gov.ph. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. Situational Report No. 11 for Magnitude 7 Earthquake in Tayum, Abra (2022) (PDF) (Report). National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. August 6, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  8. "Municipal: Tayum". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 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. "Tayum: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  11. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 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 Abra". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  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. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  22. Alba, Reinerio. "The Restoration of 26 Philippine Churches". National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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