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Municipality in Cagayan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lasam, officially the Municipality of Lasam (Ibanag: Ili nat Lasam; Ilocano: Ili ti Lasam; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lasam), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,225 people.[5]
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The town was once a part of the Municipality of Gattaran, that stretches the width of the province and bisected by the Cagayan River. The barangays west of the river was established as the separate town of Lasam in 1950 by Republic Act No. 507. The new municipality of Lasam became part of the Second Legislative District of the Province of Cagayan.[6]
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Etymology
The Municipality of Lasam was named in honor of Honorio Lasam, a former governor of the province of Cagayan.[7]
History
Lasam was once a part of Gattaran separated from the mother town by the wide Cagayan River with no bridges connecting the communities. As the population increased, the residents of the western part of the town asked to be amalgamated as a separate municipality.[7]
The town was established on June 13, 1950, by Republic Act No. 507 and signed by President Elpidio Quirino. Barrios (barangays) of Gattaran located west of the Cagayan River were formed into the new and regular Municipality of Lasam, with the old site of the Barrio Macatabang as the seat of the government.[6]
The town was officially inaugurated as independent from Gattaran in January 1951. Ignacio Jurado was appointed as its first mayor whose major task was to build the infrastructure of the new independent town of Lasam.[7]
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Geography
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Lasam is situated 87.92 kilometres (54.63 mi) from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and 573.07 kilometres (356.09 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Lasam is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Aggunetan
- Alannay
- Battalan
- Cabatacan East (Duldugan)
- Cabatacan West
- Calapangan Norte
- Calapangan Sur
- Callao Norte
- Callao Sur
- Cataliganan
- Centro I (Poblacion)
- Centro II (Poblacion)
- Centro III (Poblacion)
- Finugo Norte
- Gabun
- Ignacio B. Jurado (Finugu Sur)
- Magsaysay
- Malinta
- Minanga Sur
- Minanga Norte
- Nabannagan East
- Nabannagan West
- New Orlins
- Nicolas Agatep
- Peru
- San Pedro
- Sicalao
- Tagao
- Tucalan Passing
- Viga
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Lasam, Cagayan, was 41,225 people,[14] with a density of 190 inhabitants per square kilometre or 490 inhabitants per square mile.
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Economy
Poverty incidence of Lasam
10
20
30
40
2000
35.46 2003
27.50 2006
18.50 2009
18.23 2012
13.63 2015
12.16 2018
14.29 2021
11.18 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] |
Lasam is primarily an agricultural community and its people derive their income mainly from farming and livestock raising.[7]
Government
Local government
Lasam is part of the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.
Elected officials
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Education
The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.[24] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[25] The Lasam Schoos District Office governs both the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.[26]
Primary and elementary schools
- Aggunetan Elementary School
- Calapangan Elementary School
- Callao Elementary School
- Finugo Norte Elementary School
- Gabun Elementary School
- Good Samaritan Christian Academy of Lasam
- Ignacio B. Jurado Elementary School
- Lasam Central School
- Malinta Elementary School
- Minanga Norte Elementary School
- Minanga Sur Elementary School
- Nicolas Agatep Elementary School
- San Pedro Elementary School
- Tagao Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Callao National High School
- Lasam Academy
- San Lorenzo Ruiz Educational Institute
- Western Cagayan School of Arts and Trades
Technical and vocational school
- Lasam Institute of Technology
Higher educational institution
- Cagayan State University
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References
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