Sabangan

Sabangan (IPA: [sʌˈbaː.ŋʌn]), officially the Municipality of Sabangan (Kankanaey: Ili di Sabangan; Ilocano: Ili ti Sabangan) is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,621 people.^[5]

Sabangan
Municipality
Municipality of Sabangan
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Map of Mountain Province with Sabangan highlighted
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Sabangan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°00′16″N 120°55′24″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Mountain Province
District	Lone district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Marcial Capsuyen Lawilao, Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Rodolfo L. Mencion
• Representative	Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
• Electorate	8,808 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	72.04 km2 (27.81 sq mi)
Elevation	1,441 m (4,728 ft)
Highest elevation	2,665 m (8,743 ft)
Lowest elevation	970 m (3,180 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	8,556
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
• Households	2,303
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.34 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 118.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 325.5 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 101.4 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 104 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2622
PSGC	1404407000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Balangao Bontoc Ilocano Tagalog Kankanaey language
Website	www.sabangan.gov.ph

History

Chico River Dam Project

Sabangan was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bauko, Bontoc, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig.^[6] However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution.^[7]

Geography

Sabangan is situated 18.46 kilometres (11.47 mi) from the provincial capital Bontoc, and 369.59 kilometres (229.65 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Sabangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Bao-angan
• Bun-ayan
• Busa
• Camatagan
• Capinitan
• Data
• Gayang
• Lagan
• Losad
• Namatec
• Napua
• Pingad
• Poblacion
• Supang
• Tambingan

Climate

Climate data for Sabangan, Mountain Province
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21 (70)	23 (73)	24 (75)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	24 (75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15 (59)	15 (59)	16 (61)	18 (64)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	18 (64)	17 (63)	16 (61)	18 (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	19.5	13.9	18.9	26.0	27.3	28.9	28.5	26.1	19.7	14.5	12.8	246
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Sabangan

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 49 —     1918 3,092 +31.83% 1939 4,706 +2.02% 1948 4,581 −0.30% 1960 8,900 +5.69% 1970 6,517 −3.06%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 7,599 +3.13% 1980 8,194 +1.52% 1990 8,083 −0.14% 1995 8,609 +1.19% 2000 8,728 +0.29% 2007 9,098 +0.57%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 8,741 −1.45% 2015 9,315 +1.22% 2020 9,621 +0.68% 2024 8,556 −2.78%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sabangan

10 20 30 40 50 2000 40.11 2003 30.81 2006 11.40 2009 26.04 2012 10.91 2015 19.07 2018 14.04 2021 17.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Sabangan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain Province, 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

Members of the Municipal Council (2019–2022):^[22]

• Congressman: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
• Mayor: Marcial C. Lawilao Jr.
• Vice-Mayor: Rodolfo L. Mencion
• Councilors:
  • Henrico B. Boguilis
  • Roman B. Bacog
  • Roger C. Bas-ilen
  • Enrique G. Litilit
  • Gabin Rhey G. Sudicalan
  • William M. Malamion
  • Minverva V. Lipawen
  • Crispin P. Altaki

Education

The Sabangan 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

• Bun-ayan Elementary School
• Busa Elementary School
• Camatagan Elementary School
• Capinitan Elementary School
• Data Elementary School
• Dumanegdeg Primary School
• Gayang Elementary School
• Labbay Primary School
• Lagan Elementary School
• Legleg Primary School
• Libo Elementary School
• Madepdeppas Elementary School
• Namatec Elementary School
• Napua Elementary School
• Pingad-Bao-angan Elementary School
• Sabangan Central School
• Sabangan Elementary School
• Supang Elementary School
• Tambingan Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Data National High School
• Namatec National High School
• Pingad National High School
• Sabangan National High School
• San Alfonso High School