Lagayan

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

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Edmarc L. Crisologo

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = Apolinar B. Molina

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| leader_name2 = Menchie B. Bernos

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| 2=Louie M. Layao

| 3=Rexor Jay A. Molina

| 4=Eduardo S. Alejandro

| 5=Romblomio D. Pariñas Jr.

| 6=Noel M. Cortez

| 7=Solomon M. Lalugan III

| 8=Ailyn S. Parado

| 9=Abraham L. Banganan

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Lagayan, officially the Municipality of Lagayan ({{langx|ilo|Ili ti Lagayan}}; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Lagayan}}), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,488 people.{{PH census|current}}

History

On November 2, 1987, members of the New People's Army, a communist insurgency group, raided the municipal hall and burned down former mayor Solomon Lalugan's house, with his two sons taken hostage.{{cite news|last=Soriano|first=A. F.|title=NPAs raid, burn down Abra municipal hall|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hmcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6788%2C166397|access-date=January 20, 2023|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=November 3, 1987|page=7}}

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of {{convert|215.97|km2}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|215.97|4,165.25|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|4,165.25|km2|2|adj=mid|-}} total area of Abra. It is located at {{coord|format=dms}}.

Lagayan is situated {{convert|19.04|km}} from the provincial capital Bangued, and {{convert|424.89|km}} from the country's capital city of Manila.

=Barangays=

Lagayan is politically subdivided into 5 barangays.{{PSGC detail|nscb}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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{{PH brgy table lite|140111002| Ba-i | 731| 851}}

{{PH brgy table lite|140111004| Collago | 1058| 1049}}

{{PH brgy table lite|140111005| Pang-ot | 325| 366}}

{{PH brgy table lite|140111006| Poblacion| 1343| 1236}}

{{PH brgy table lite|140111007| Pulot | 1031| 975}}

{{PH brgy table lite|bottom|4488}}

=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Lagayan, Abra

| width = auto

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| Jan high C = 27

| Jan low C = 19

| Feb high C = 28

| Feb low C = 19

| Mar high C = 30

| Mar low C = 20

| Apr high C = 32

| Apr low C = 22

| May high C = 31

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 31

| Jun low C = 24

| Jul high C = 30

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 20

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 29

| Oct low C = 22

| Nov high C = 28

| Nov low C = 21

| Dec high C = 27

| Dec low C = 20

| Jan precipitation mm = 24

| Feb precipitation mm = 26

| Mar precipitation mm = 25

| Apr precipitation mm = 43

| May precipitation mm = 159

| Jun precipitation mm = 180

| Jul precipitation mm = 204

| Aug precipitation mm = 207

| Sep precipitation mm = 183

| Oct precipitation mm = 185

| Nov precipitation mm = 91

| Dec precipitation mm = 67

| Jan rain days = 8.2

| Feb rain days = 8.7

| Mar rain days = 10.1

| Apr rain days = 13.7

| May rain days = 22.3

| Jun rain days = 24.3

| Jul rain days = 25.3

| Aug rain days = 23.5

| Sep rain days = 22.2

| Oct rain days = 16.4

| Nov rain days = 14.1

| Dec rain days = 12.7

| source 1 = Meteoblue{{cite web|url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/lagayan_philippines_1708127|title=Lagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall|publisher=Meteoblue|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}

| date = 25 April 2020

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Demographics

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| 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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In the 2020 census, Lagayan had a population of 4,488.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|4,488/215.97|2}}|PD/km2}}.

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Economy

{{PH poverty incidence}}

Government

=Local government=

{{main|Sangguniang Bayan}}

Lagayan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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 12, 2022|website=Commission on Elections}}

Position

! Name

Congressman

| style="text-align:center;" | Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos

Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Edmarc L. Crisologo

Vice-Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Apolinar B. Molina

rowspan=8| Councilors

| style="text-align:center;" | Eduardo S. Alejandro

style="text-align:center;" | Rexor Jay A. Molina
style="text-align:center;" | Louie M. Layao
style="text-align:center;" | Noel M. Cortez
style="text-align:center;" | Leonidas M. Seares Jr.
style="text-align:center;" | Solomon M. Lalugan III
style="text-align:center;" | Jhony B. Andoy
style="text-align:center;" | Cleofas D. Pariñas

Education

The Lagayan 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 8, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}

=Primary and elementary schools=

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  • Baybayatin Primary School
  • Collago Elementary School
  • Kiwas Primary School
  • Lagayan Central School
  • Lukgay Primary School
  • Pang-ot Primary School
  • Pulot Elementary School

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=Secondary schools=

  • Ba-i Integrated School
  • Pulot National High School

References

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