Kiangan

Municipality in Ifugao, Philippines

Municipality in Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines

Kiangan

Municipality

Municipality of Kiangan

Nagacadan Rice Terraces

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Map of Ifugao with Kiangan highlighted

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Kiangan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 16°46′39″N 121°05′16″E﻿ / ﻿16.7775°N 121.0878°E﻿ / 16.7775; 121.0878
Country| Philippines
Region| Cordillera Administrative Region
Province| Ifugao
District|  Lone district
Barangays| 14 (see Barangays)
Government

[1]

• Type| Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor| Raldis Andrei A. Bulayungan
• Vice Mayor| Michelle Alice B. Baguilat
• Representative| Solomon R. Chungalao
• Municipal Council|

Members

* Clarence B. Buyuccan
* Antonio M. Pad-eh
* Manuel T. Buhong Sr.
* Marcial D. Allaga
* Lawrence A. Dulnuan Jr.
* James I. Talib
* Magdalena D. Piggangay
* Honorio M. Pumihic

• Electorate| 12,488 voters (2025)
Area

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• Total

| 200.00 km2 (77.22 sq mi)
Elevation

| 841 m (2,759 ft)
Highest elevation

| 1,477 m (4,846 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 416 m (1,365 ft)
Population

(2020 census)[3]

• Total

| 17,691
• Density| 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
• Households

| 3,965
Economy

• Income class| 4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence|

10.56

% (2021)[4]
• Revenue| ₱ 161.6 million (2022)
• Assets| ₱ 311.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure| ₱ 95.74 million (2022)
• Liabilities| ₱ 42.17 million (2022)
Service provider

• Electricity| Ifugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO)
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

3604

PSGC|

1402703000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)74
Native languages| Ifugao
Kallahan
Tuwali
Ilocano
Tagalog
Website| kiangan.gov.ph

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.[3]

It is the oldest town in the province.[5] Kiangan was the former capital of Ifugao until the topology was deemed unfit and moved to neighboring Lagawe.[6]

The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras World Heritage Site.[7]

## Etymology

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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

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Kiangan is situated 10.34 kilometres (6.42 mi) from the provincial capital Lagawe, and 355.61 kilometres (220.97 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

### Barangays

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Kiangan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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

### Climate

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Climate data for Kiangan, Ifugao

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 21
(70)  | 22
(72)  | 24
(75)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 23
(73)  | 21
(70)  | 24
(74)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 14
(57)  | 15
(59)  | 16
(61)  | 18
(64)  | 19
(66)  | 19
(66)  | 19
(66)  | 19
(66)  | 19
(66)  | 17
(63)  | 16
(61)  | 15
(59)  | 17
(63)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 35
(1.4)  | 46
(1.8)  | 63
(2.5)  | 117
(4.6)  | 402
(15.8)  | 400
(15.7)  | 441
(17.4)  | 471
(18.5)  | 440
(17.3)  | 258
(10.2)  | 94
(3.7)  | 68
(2.7)  | 2,835
(111.6)
Average rainy days  | 9.9  | 11.1  | 13.9  | 18.9  | 26.0  | 27.3  | 28.9  | 28.5  | 26.1  | 19.7  | 14.5  | 12.8  | 237.6
Source: Meteoblue[9]

## Demographics

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Population census of KianganYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1918 | 37,161| —
1939 | 16,146| −3.89%
1948 | 10,534| −4.63%
1960 | 12,689| +1.56%
1970 | 15,123| +1.77%
1975 | 15,935| +1.05%
1980 | 17,481| +1.87%
1990 | 21,329| +2.01%
1995 | 13,514| −8.20%
2000 | 14,099| +0.91%
2007 | 15,448| +1.27%
2010 | 15,837| +0.91%
2015 | 17,048| +1.41%
2020 | 17,691| +0.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Kiangan, Ifugao, was 17,691 people,[3] with a density of 88 inhabitants per square kilometre or 230 inhabitants per square mile.

### Languages

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

## Economy

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Poverty incidence of Kiangan

2000
46.35

2003
32.22

2006
20.60

2009
22.86

2012
25.30

2015
24.20

2018
14.88

2021
10.56

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

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.

## Government

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### Local government

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Main article: 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)[22] Position  | Name

|

Congressman  | Attorney Solomon Ramirez Chungalao
Mayor  | Raldis Andrei A. Bulayungan
Vice-Mayor  | Michelle Alice B. Baguilat
Councilors  | Clarence B. Buyuccan
Antonio M. Pad-eh
Manuel T. Buhong Sr.
Marcial D. Allaga
Lawrence A. Dulnuan Jr.
James I. TaliB
Magdalena D. Piggangay
Honorio M. Pumihic

## Culture

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War memorial

* 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.

* Kiangan Shrine

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.

Ifugao Museum (left) and Yamashita surrender site (right)

## Education

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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.[23]

### 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

### Secondary schools

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

## References

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1. ^ Municipality of Kiangan |  (DILG)
2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. ^ "Sites and Sights in Ifugao". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
6. ^ Codamon, Daniel (May 21, 2015). "Kiangan as the heritage town of Ifugao". SunStar. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
7. ^ "Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras". UNESCO World Heritage. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
8. ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
9. ^ "Kiangan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
22. ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
23. ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kiangan.

* Municipality of Kiangan
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
* Philippine Census Information
* Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine

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Kiangan

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Province of Ifugao

Lagawe (capital)
Alfonso Lista (largest municipality)

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* Aguinaldo
* Alfonso Lista
* Asipulo
* Banaue
* Hingyon
* Hungduan
* Kiangan
* Lagawe
* Lamut
* Mayoyao
* Tinoc

Barangays|

See: List of barangays in Ifugao
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