Lagayan

Lagayan, officially the Municipality of Lagayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Lagayan; Adasen: Ili u Lagayan; Tagalog: 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.^[5]

Lagayan
Municipality
Municipality of Lagayan
Flag Seal
Map of Abra with Lagayan highlighted
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Lagayan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°43′N 120°43′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Abra
District	Lone district
Barangays	5 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Edmarc L. Crisologo
• Vice Mayor	Apolinar B. Molina
• Representative	Menchie B. Bernos
• Municipal Council	Members Louie M. Layao Rexor Jay A. Molina Eduardo S. Alejandro Romblomio D. Pariñas Jr. Noel M. Cortez Solomon M. Lalugan III Ailyn S. Parado Abraham L. Banganan
• Electorate	3,510 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	215.97 km2 (83.39 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Highest elevation	742 m (2,434 ft)
Lowest elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	5,154
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
• Households	1,085
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.65 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 39.58 million (2012), 43.72 million (2013), 41.23 million (2014), 56.73 million (2015), 65.44 million (2016), 64.77 million (2017), 95.31 million (2018), 91.45 million (2019), 134.4 million (2021)
• Assets	₱ 40.08 million (2012), 36.78 million (2013), 37.22 million (2014), 37.72 million (2015), 48.92 million (2016), 86.87 million (2017), 165.9 million (2018), 219.1 million (2019), 327.1 million (2021)
• Expenditure	₱ 22.41 million (2012), 35.11 million (2013), 32.5 million (2014), 40.9 million (2015), 56.44 million (2016), 50.61 million (2017), 53.6 million (2018), 67.32 million (2019), 84.1 million (2021)
• Liabilities	₱ 26.8 million (2012), 23.84 million (2013), 20.88 million (2014), 17.88 million (2015), 15.89 million (2016), 39.68 million (2017), 77.03 million (2018), 60.39 million (2019), 44.25 million (2021)
Service provider
• Electricity	Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2824
PSGC	1400111000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Itneg Ilocano Tagalog

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.^[6]

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 215.97 square kilometres (83.39 sq mi) ^[7] constituting 5.19% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra. It is located at 17°43′N 120°43′E.

Lagayan is situated 19.04 kilometres (11.83 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 424.89 kilometres (264.01 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Lagayan is politically subdivided into 5 barangays.^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024[9]		2010[10]
140111002	Ba-i	14.2%	731	851	▾	−1.06%
140111004	Collago	20.5%	1,058	1,049	▴	0.06%
140111005	Pang-ot	6.3%	325	366	▾	−0.83%
140111006	Poblacion	26.1%	1,343	1,236	▴	0.58%
140111007	Pulot	20.0%	1,031	975	▴	0.39%
	Total		5,154	4,488	▴	0.98%

Climate

Climate data for Lagayan, Abra
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	20 (68)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	24 (0.9)	26 (1.0)	25 (1.0)	43 (1.7)	159 (6.3)	180 (7.1)	204 (8.0)	207 (8.1)	183 (7.2)	185 (7.3)	91 (3.6)	67 (2.6)	1,394 (54.8)
Average rainy days	8.2	8.7	10.1	13.7	22.3	24.3	25.3	23.5	22.2	16.4	14.1	12.7	201.5
Source: Meteoblue[11]

Demographics

Population census of Lagayan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	1,713	—
1939	2,211	+1.22%
1948	2,222	+0.06%
1960	2,750	+1.79%
1970	3,182	+1.47%
1975	3,372	+1.17%
1980	3,827	+2.56%
1990	3,771	−0.15%
1995	3,412	−1.86%
2000	3,894	+2.87%
2007	4,134	+0.83%
2010	4,477	+2.94%
2015	4,499	+0.09%
2020	4,488	−0.05%
2024	5,154	+3.38%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][10][14][15]

In the 2020 census, Lagayan had a population of 4,488.^[16] The population density was 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Lagayan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 62.61 2003 52.54 2006 35.00 2009 41.44 2012 42.23 2015 27.22 2018 32.89 2021 25.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Government

Local government

Main article: 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 councillors are elected directly by the people through an election, which is held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)^[25]

Position	Name
Congressman	Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
Mayor	Edmarc L. Crisologo
Vice-Mayor	Apolinar B. Molina
Councilors	Eduardo S. Alejandro
	Rexor Jay A. Molina
	Louie M. Layao
	Noel M. Cortez
	Leonidas M. Seares Jr.
	Solomon M. Lalugan III
	Jhony B. Andoy
	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 schools, from primary to secondary schools.^[26]

Primary and elementary schools

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

Secondary schools

• Ba-i Integrated School
• Pulot National High School