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Kabugao
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Kabugao, officially the Municipality of Kabugao (; Itawis: Babalay yo Kabugao; ), is a municipality and de jure capital of the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 16,425 people.

Key facts

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Dibagat river.JPG
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Landscape in Barangay Dibagat
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100x80px
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yes
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Philippines
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Location within the
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Country
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Philippines
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Province
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District
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Founded
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1950
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Barangays
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para
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(see Barangays)
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Mayor
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Bensmar B. Ligwang (PRP)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Kabugao
Located in
Apayao
Population
16425
Area
935.12
Elevation
262
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Capital of
Apayao
Shares border with
Pudtol
Image
Dibagat river.JPG
Households
3506
Dialing code
74
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Commons category
Kabugao
postal code
3809
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
language used
Tagalog
poverty incidence
19.11
different from
Cabugao
fiscal/tax revenue
355766758.50
total assets
772692457.67
total expenditure
184595653.56
total liabilities
104500.59
electorate
12081
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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Dibagat
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Language
  • Economy
  • Government
  • Local government
  • Elected officials
  • Education
  • Primary and elementary schools
  • Secondary schools
  • References
  • External links

Kabugao, officially the Municipality of Kabugao (; Itawis: Babalay yo Kabugao; ), is a municipality and de jure capital of the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 16,425 people.

== History == On July 12, 1915, Governor General Francis Burton Harrison issued Executive Order No. 45, transferring the capital of then sub-province of Apayao from Tauit to Kabugao, to be effective on August 1.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kabugao” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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