Bauko

{{Short description|Municipality in Mountain Province, Philippines}}

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| leader_name = Randolf T. Awisan

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = Bartolome B. Badecao

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| leader_name2 = Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.

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| 2=Ashley T. Sili

| 3=Gil B. Lumpisa

| 4=Tomas B. Tanggacan

| 5=Edna B. Capuyan

| 6=Eduardo A. Patnay

| 7=Mario I. Gaoken

| 8=Jackson C. Codod

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Bauko, officially the Municipality of Bauko ({{Langx|kne|Ili di Bauko}}; {{Langx|blw|Babley hen Bauko}}; {{Langx|bnc|Ili nan Bauko}}; {{Langx|ilo|Ili ti Bauko}}; {{Langx|tl|Bayan ng Bauko}}; {{Langx|es|Municipio de Baúco}}) is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,021 people.{{PH census|current}}

Bauko is the largest municipality in Mountain Province which is {{convert|28|km}} from the provincial capital Bontoc and {{convert|409|km}} from Manila.

History

= Chico River Dam Project =

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}}

Geography

=Barangays=

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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=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Bauko, Mountain Province

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| 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)

{{cite web

| 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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Demographics

{{Philippine Census

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| 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}}

| 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}}

| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}

| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}

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

| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}

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

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

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

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

| 2025 =

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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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Economy

{{PH poverty incidence}}

Government

=Local government=

{{main|Sangguniang Bayan}}

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.

=Elected officials=

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

Notable personalities

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

References

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