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Kiangan

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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
Map
Interactive map of Kiangan
Kiangan is located in Philippines
Kiangan
Kiangan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°46′39″N 121°05′16″E / 16.7775°N 121.0878°E / 16.7775; 121.0878
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
  • Clarence B. Buyuccan
  • Angelito D. Dulinayan
  • Manuel T. Buhong Sr.
  • Kimmayong D. Uyan
  • Lawrence A. Dulnuan Jr.
  • Roel Francis A. Dulnuan
  • Raiza D. Gawi
  • Carol I. Talib
 • Electorate12,488 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
200.00 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
 (2024 census)[3]
 • Total
17,849
 • Density89.245/km2 (231.14/sq mi)
 • Households
3,965
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
9.15
% (2023)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 149.2 million (2024)
 • Assets₱ 360.6 million (2024)
 • Expenditure₱ 151.6 million (2024)
 • Liabilities₱ 90.94 million (2024)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIfugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3604
PSGC
1402703000
IDD : area code +63 (0)74
Native languagesIfugao
Kallahan
Tuwali
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitekiangan.gov.ph

Kiangan, officially the Municipality of Kiangan is a municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 17,849 people.[5]

It is the oldest town in the province.[6] Kiangan was the former capital of Ifugao until the topology was deemed unfit and moved to neighboring Lagawe.[7]

The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras World Heritage Site.[8]

Etymology

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Old Kiyanggan Village

The town 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.[9]

History

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The Old Kiyyangan Village (OKV) has been dated back to as early as 810 Before Present (B.P) to 750 B.P. This site is associated with the Ifugao culture and where the Ifugao Indigenous group presided for a few hundred years. The Ifugao Filipino Indigenous society are the main and only known community to occupy the Old Kiyyangan Village site.[10]

Kiangan was the historic capital of Ifugao throughout the Spanish, American and Japanese occupations. It lost the position to Lagawe in 1949. In 1959, Lamut was carved out from Kiangan, followed by Asipulo in 1992.[9]

Geography

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Kiangan is situated 10.34 kilometres (6.42 mi) from the provincial capital Lagawe, and 355.61 kilometres (220.97 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

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Kiangan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. [11] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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

Climate

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Climate data for Kiangan, Ifugao
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[12]

Demographics

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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+0.78%
2024 17,849+0.21%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17]

In the 2024 census, the population of Kiangan was 17,849 people,[18] with a density of 89 inhabitants per square kilometre or 230 inhabitants per square mile.

Languages

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Dialects spoken in Kiangan include Ifugao, Tuwali, Ayangan, Ilocano, Tagalog, and English.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Kiangan (%)

10
20
30
40
50
2000
46.35
2003
32.22
2006
20.60
2009
22.86
2012
25.30
2015
24.20
2018
14.88
2021
10.56
2023
9.15

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

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

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Local government

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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

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Members of the Municipal Council
(2025–2028)[28]
Position Name
Congressman Solomon R. Chungalao
Mayor Raldis Andrei A. Bulayungan
Vice-Mayor Michelle Alice B. Baguilat
Councilors Clarence B. Buyuccan
Lawrence A. Dulnuan Jr.
Angelito D. Dulinayan
Kimmayong D. Uyan
Manuel T. Buhong Sr.
Roel Francis A. Dulnuan
Raiza D. Gawi
Carol I. Talib

Culture

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War memorial

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)

Education

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The Kiangan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[29]

Primary and elementary schools

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  • Alimit Elementary School
  • Baguinge Elementary School
  • Bokiawan Elementary School
  • Bolog Elementary School
  • Dalligan Elementary School
  • Duit Elementary School
  • Hucab Elementary School
  • Julongan Elementary School
  • Kiangan Central School
  • Mappit Elementary School
  • Mungayang Elementary School
  • Nagacadan Elementary School
  • Nungkigadan Elementary School
  • Pindongan Elementary School
  • Tuplac Elementary School

Secondary schools

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  • Kiangan National High School
  • Mungayang National High School
  • St. Joseph's School
  • The Ifugao Academy
  • Riverview Polytechnic and Academic School, Inc

References

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  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. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "881 Cities and Municipalities Recorded Poverty Incidence of 20 Percent or Lower in 2023". Philippine Statistics Authority. 6 February 2026. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". psa.gov.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sites and Sights in Ifugao". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Codamon, Daniel (May 21, 2015). "Kiangan as the heritage town of Ifugao". SunStar. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras". UNESCO World Heritage. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Kiangan as the heritage town of Ifugao". SunStar. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ Horrocks, Mark; Acabado, Stephen; Peterson, John (2018). "Plant Microfossil Results from Old Kiyyangan Village: Looking for the Introduction and Expansion of Wet-field Rice (Oryza sativa) Cultivation in the Ifugao Rice Terraces, Philippine Cordilleras". Asian Perspectives. 57 (1): 159–176. ISSN 0066-8435.
  11. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Kiangan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  21. ↑ "2003 Small Area Estimates of Poverty (Full Report)" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  22. ↑ "2006 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  23. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  24. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  27. ↑ "881 Cities and Municipalities Recorded Poverty Incidence of 20 Percent or Lower in 2023". Philippine Statistics Authority. 6 February 2026. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  28. ↑ "2025 National and Local Elections". GMA 7. May 15, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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