Bauko

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.{{Cite magazine |date=1980-09-05 |title=Valley of Sorrow |magazine=Asiaweek}} However, the indigenous peoples of 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.{{Cite book |title=Macli-ing Dulag: Kalinga Chief, Defender of the Cordillera |last=Doyo |first=Ma. Ceres P. |author-link=Maria Ceres Doyo |publisher=University of the Philippines Press |year=2015 |isbn=978971542772-2 |location=Diliman, Quezon City}}

The Municipality of Bauko is the largest town in Mountain Province.

Bauko is situated {{convert|27.72|km}} from the provincial capital Bontoc, and {{convert|364.48|km}} from the country's capital city of Manila.

Bauko is politically subdivided into 22 barangays, divided into the upper and lower areas. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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• 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

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{{Weather box

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| metric first = Yes

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| Jan high C = 20

| Jan low C = 13

| Feb high C = 21

| Feb low C = 14

| Mar high C = 23

| Mar low C = 15

| Apr high C = 24

| Apr low C = 16

| May high C = 24

| May low C = 18

| Jun high C = 23

| Jun low C = 18

| Jul high C = 23

| Jul low C = 18

| Aug high C = 22

| Aug low C = 18

| Sep high C = 23

| Sep low C = 17

| Oct high C = 23

| Oct low C = 16

| Nov high C = 22

| Nov low C = 15

| Dec high C = 20

| Dec low C = 14

| Jan precipitation mm = 35

| Feb precipitation mm = 46

| Mar precipitation mm = 63

| Apr precipitation mm = 117

| May precipitation mm = 402

| Jun precipitation mm = 400

| Jul precipitation mm = 441

| Aug precipitation mm = 471

| Sep precipitation mm = 440

| Oct precipitation mm = 258

| Nov precipitation mm = 94

| Dec precipitation mm = 68

| Jan rain days = 9.9

| Feb rain days = 19.5

| Mar rain days = 13.9

| Apr rain days = 18.9

| May rain days = 26.0

| Jun rain days = 27.3

| Jul rain days = 28.9

| Aug rain days = 28.5

| Sep rain days = 26.1

| Oct rain days = 19.7

| Nov rain days = 14.5

| Dec rain days = 12.8

| source 1 = Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

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| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/bauko_philippines_1725953

| title = Bauko: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = 8 March 2020 }}

| date = 8 March 2020

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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.

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}}

• 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

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee 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 14, 2025 |website=Department of Education}} These are Bauko I Schools District Office, and Bauko II Schools District Office.

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• Abatan Elementary School
• Ambacbac Elementary School
• Asbiagan Primary School
• Bagnen Oriente Elementary School
• Bagnen Elementary School
• Banao Elementary School
• Bansa Elementary School
• Bauko Central School
• Bebe Elementary School
• Bila Elementary School
• Binaka Elementary School
• Bright Prodigy Academy of Bauko
• Caotit Primary School
• Coputan Primary School
• Cotcot Primary School
• Gotang Primary School
• Guinzadan Elementary School
• Guinzadan Norte Elementary School
• Lagawa Elementary School
• Lebao Primary School
• Leseb Elementary School
• Letang Elementary School
• Mabaay Elementary School
• Mayag Elementary School
• Monamon Elementary School
• Monamon Proper Elementary School
• Mount Data Elementary School
• Nanggawa Primary School
• Otucan Elementary School
• Otucan Norte Elementary School
• Pactil Elementary School
• Pangao Elementary School
• Pitpitan Elementary School
• Sadsadan Bato Elementary School
• Sadsadan Trail Elementary School
• Salin Elementary School
• Sengyew Primary School
• Shalimar Crown Academy
• Sinto Elementary School
• Soysoyoc Primary School
• Tamog-o Elementary School
• Tapapan Elementary School

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• Abatan National High School
• Bagnen National High School
• Banao National High School
• Bansa National High School
• Bauko Catholic School
• Guinzadan National High School
• Guinzadan National High School - Mayag Extension
• Leseb National High School
• Mabaay National High School
• Mt. Data National High School
• Otucan-Bila National High School
• Tapapan National High School
• Tipunan National High School
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• Mountain Province State Polytechnic College

• Maximo Dalog, Mt. Province Representative/congressman, lawmaker, governor, board member
• Marky Cielo, actor

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• [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Bauko

|Northeast = Sagada

|East = Sabangan

|South = Buguias, Benguet / Hungduan, Ifugao

|Southwest = Mankayan, Benguet

|West = Tadian

|Northwest = Besao

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Category:Municipalities of Mountain Province

Category:Populated places on the Rio Chico de Cagayan