Asipulo

{{Short description|Municipality in Ifugao, Philippines}}

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| leader_name = Archie Lee A. Quindo

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = Clarence P. Bahingawan

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| leader_name2 = Solomon R. Chungalao

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| 2=Leonardo M. Ullanggi

| 3=Eddie A. Dinongon

| 4=Gualberto B. Tayaban

| 5=Richard H. Buhong

| 6=Marcelyn D. Bonhaon

| 7=Sanny D. Buhong

| 8=Robert P. Ullani

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Asipulo, officially the Municipality of Asipulo is a municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,963 people.{{PH census|current}}

History

The town, formerly part of Kiangan, was incorporated as a separate municipality pursuant to Republic Act No. 7173, ratified on January 13, 1992.{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 7173 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Asipulo in the Province of Ifugao|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno7173.html|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|accessdate=28 January 2016|date=13 January 1992}}

Geography

Asipulo is situated {{convert|12.84|km}} from the provincial capital Lagawe, and {{convert|363.22|km}} from the country's capital city of Manila.

=Barangays=

Asipulo is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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  • Amduntog
  • Antipolo
  • Camandag
  • Cawayan
  • Haliap
  • Liwon
  • Namal
  • Nungawa
  • Panubtuban
  • Pula

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=Climate=

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| location = Asipulo, Ifugao

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 23

| Jan low C = 16

| Feb high C = 24

| Feb low C = 17

| Mar high C = 26

| Mar low C = 18

| Apr high C = 28

| Apr low C = 20

| May high C = 27

| May low C = 21

| Jun high C = 27

| Jun low C = 21

| Jul high C = 26

| Jul low C = 21

| Aug high C = 26

| Aug low C = 21

| Sep high C = 26

| Sep low C = 21

| Oct high C = 26

| Oct low C = 19

| Nov high C = 25

| Nov low C = 18

| Dec high C = 24

| Dec low C = 17

| Jan precipitation mm = 38

| Feb precipitation mm = 57

| Mar precipitation mm = 77

| Apr precipitation mm = 141

| May precipitation mm = 390

| Jun precipitation mm = 355

| Jul precipitation mm = 426

| Aug precipitation mm = 441

| Sep precipitation mm = 426

| Oct precipitation mm = 259

| Nov precipitation mm = 97

| Dec precipitation mm = 57

| Jan rain days = 10.4

| Feb rain days = 12.1

| Mar rain days = 15.4

| Apr rain days = 20.4

| May rain days = 26.7

| Jun rain days = 27.1

| Jul rain days = 28.7

| Aug rain days = 28.0

| Sep rain days = 26.4

| Oct rain days = 19.9

| Nov rain days = 14.1

| Dec rain days = 12.3

| source 1 = Meteoblue

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/ungol_philippines_1680283

| title = Asipulo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = 8 March 2020 }}

| date = 8 March 2020

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Demographics

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| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

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| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}

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| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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In the 2020 census, the population of Asipulo was 15,963 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|15,963/182.87|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

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Economy

{{PH poverty incidence}}

Government

=Local government=

{{main|Sangguniang Bayan}}

Asipulo, 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
(2019–2022){{Cite web |title=2019 National and Local Elections |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/ElectionResults/2019NLE_LIst_of_Elected_CityMun_Candidates.pdf |access-date=March 13, 2022 |website=Commission on Elections}}

Position

! Name

Congressman

| style="text-align:center;" | Solomon R. Chungalao

Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Armando P. Domilod

Vice-Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Clarence P. Bahingawan

rowspan=8| Councilors

| style="text-align:center;" | Constancio N. Catama

style="text-align:center;" | Charles T. Humiwat
style="text-align:center;" | Leonardo M. Ullangi
style="text-align:center;" | Denis P. Gumangan
style="text-align:center;" | Lopez D. Bahingawan
style="text-align:center;" | Gualberto B. Tayaban
style="text-align:center;" | Robert P. Ullani
style="text-align:center;" | Fernando D. Dupingay

JCampbell Park

The JCampbell Park or Julia Campbell Agroforest Memorial Eco-Park, is an eco-park located in Barangay Pula in this town. The camp is dedicated in memory of Julia Campbell (journalist), a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer working in the Philippines and was murdered in the area in 2007 on her trek to Batad Rice Terraces.

Education

The Asipulo 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.{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}

=Primary and elementary schools=

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  • Ammoweg Elementary School
  • Antipolo Elementary School
  • Asipulo Central School
  • Asipulo Central School - Annex
  • Bukig Elementary School
  • Camandag Elementary School
  • Cawayan Elementary School
  • Cawayan PS - Annex (Alehwagon)
  • Duli Elementary School
  • Duli Elementary School Extension
  • Haliap Elementary School
  • Lab-ong Primary School
  • Liwon Elementary School
  • Maloy Primary School
  • Namal Elementary School
  • Nangkatengey Elementary School
  • Numpaling Elementary School
  • Nungawa Primary School
  • Panubtuban Elementary School
  • Pula Elementary School
  • Pulpog Primary School

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=Secondary schools=

  • Asipulo National High School
  • Camandag National High School
  • Haliap National High School
  • Natcak National High School

References

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