Lubuagan
Lubuagan | |
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| Municipality of Lubuagan | |
Lubuagan from the Magmag-an Pass | |
Map of Kalinga with Lubuagan highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°21′N 121°11′E / 17.35°N 121.18°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Kalinga |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joel B. Tagaotao |
| • Vice Mayor | Alonzo C. Saclag Jr. |
| • Representative | Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 9,890 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 234.20 km2 (90.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,880 m (6,170 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 9,323 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,982 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 7.52 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 144 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 362.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 89.35 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 292.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3802 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Lubuagan, officially the Municipality of Lubuagan is a municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,323 people.
Lubuagan Municipality, once the seat of the National Government from March 6 to May 17, 1900, during the time of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, was among the eight (8) municipalities of the new province of Kalinga. It is located at 800 metres (2,600 ft) above sea level in the southern part of Kalinga and in the heart of the Cordillera. It has a land area of 23,420 hectares (57,900 acres). Some of its younger generation have migrated either in the lowland plains of Tabuk or in other provinces in search for income and employment opportunities.