Kiangan

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

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| leader_name = Raldis Andrei A. Bulayungan

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| leader_name1 = Michelle Alice B. Baguilat

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| leader_name2 = Solomon R. Chungalao

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| 2=Clarence B. Buyuccan

| 3=Antonio M. Pad-eh

| 4=Manuel T. Buhong Sr.

| 5=Marcial D. Allaga

| 6=Lawrence A. Dulnuan Jr.

| 7=James I. Talib

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Kiangan, officially the Municipality of Kiangan is a municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,691 people.{{PH census|current}}

It is the oldest town in the province.{{Cite web |title=Sites and Sights in Ifugao |url=https://ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca-3/subcommissions/subcommission-on-cultural-communities-and-traditional-arts-sccta/northern-cultural-communities/sites-and-sights-in-ifugao/ |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=National Commission for Culture and the Arts}} Kiangan was the former capital of Ifugao until the topology was deemed unfit and moved to neighboring Lagawe.{{Cite web |last=Codamon |first=Daniel |date=May 21, 2015 |title=Kiangan as the heritage town of Ifugao |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/kiangan-as-the-heritage-town-of-ifugao |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=SunStar}}

The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras World Heritage Site.{{Cite web |title=Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/722/ |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=UNESCO World Heritage}}

Etymology

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.

Geography

Kiangan is situated {{convert|10.34|km}} from the provincial capital Lagawe, and {{convert|355.61|km}} from the country's capital city of Manila.

=Barangays=

Kiangan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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

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=Climate=

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| location = Kiangan, Ifugao

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

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| Jan high C = 21

| Jan low C = 14

| Feb high C = 22

| Feb low C = 15

| Mar high C = 24

| Mar low C = 16

| Apr high C = 25

| Apr low C = 18

| May high C = 25

| May low C = 19

| Jun high C = 25

| Jun low C = 19

| Jul high C = 24

| Jul low C = 19

| Aug high C = 24

| Aug low C = 19

| Sep high C = 24

| Sep low C = 19

| Oct high C = 24

| Oct low C = 17

| Nov high C = 23

| Nov low C = 16

| Dec high C = 21

| Dec low C = 15

| 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 = 11.1

| 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

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| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/hunduan_philippines_1711462

| title = Kiangan: 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}}

| 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}}

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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 Kiangan, Ifugao, was 17,691 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|17,691/200.00|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

=Languages=

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

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Economy

{{PH poverty incidence}}

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.

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Government

=Local government=

{{main|Sangguniang Bayan}}

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
(2022–2025){{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;" | Attorney Solomon Ramirez Chungalao

Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Raldis Andrei A. Bulayungan

Vice-Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Michelle Alice B. Baguilat

rowspan=8| Councilors

| style="text-align:center;" | Clarence B. Buyuccan

style="text-align:center;" | Antonio M. Pad-eh
style="text-align:center;" | Manuel T. Buhong Sr.
style="text-align:center;" | Marcial D. Allaga
style="text-align:center;" | Lawrence A. Dulnuan Jr.
style="text-align:center;" | James I. TaliB
style="text-align:center;" | Magdalena D. Piggangay
style="text-align:center;" | Honorio M. Pumihic

Culture

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  • Nagacadan Rice Terraces

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.

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Education

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.{{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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  • 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

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=Secondary schools=

  • Kiangan National High School
  • Mungayang National High School
  • St. Joseph's School
  • The Ifugao Academy

References

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