Tinglayan

Tinglayan, officially the Municipality of Tinglayan is a municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,148 people.^[5]

Tinglayan
Municipality
Municipality of Tinglayan
Chico River Valley
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Map of Kalinga with Tinglayan highlighted
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Tinglayan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°15′54″N 121°08′56″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Kalinga
District	Lone district
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Sacrament S. Gumilab
• Vice Mayor	Rogelio M. Tambalong
• Representative	Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang
• Municipal Council	Members Brendon D. Gonnay Jayvee Franz P. Sabawil Jhems Taylor D. Gayyaman Antonio S. Ao-as Johnny A. Tiwang Jerry M. So-ang Miguel P. Atumpa Luis B. Sangngangao
• Electorate	11,260 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	283.00 km2 (109.27 sq mi)
Elevation	1,074 m (3,524 ft)
Highest elevation	2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Lowest elevation	443 m (1,453 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	13,311
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Households	2,453
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	7.82 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 168.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 220.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 137.5 million (2022)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3804
PSGC	1403215000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Kalinga Ilocano Tagalog
Website	https://tinglayan.gov.ph

Geography

Tinglayan is situated 62.45 kilometres (38.80 mi) from the provincial capital Tabuk, and 433.29 kilometres (269.23 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Tinglayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Ambato-Legleg
• Bangad Centro
• Basao
• Belong Manubal
• Bugnay
• Buscalan
• Butbut
• Dananao
• Loccong
• Lower Bangad
• Luplupa
• Mallango
• Ngibat
• Old Tinglayan
• Poblacion
• Sumadel 1
• Sumadel 2
• Tulgao East
• Tulgao West
• Upper Bangad

Climate

Climate data for Tinglayan, Kalinga
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25 (77)	26 (79)	28 (82)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	26 (79)	25 (77)	27 (81)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17 (63)	18 (64)	19 (66)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	20 (68)	20 (68)	19 (66)	20 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23 (0.9)	28 (1.1)	33 (1.3)	64 (2.5)	232 (9.1)	242 (9.5)	258 (10.2)	266 (10.5)	245 (9.6)	201 (7.9)	87 (3.4)	69 (2.7)	1,748 (68.7)
Average rainy days	8.3	8.0	10.8	15.2	23.7	26.1	27.0	25.8	23.5	17.3	13.7	12.1	211.5
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Tinglayan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	2,879	—
1939	6,868	+4.23%
1948	6,935	+0.11%
1960	9,135	+2.32%
1970	10,317	+1.22%
1975	10,838	+0.99%
1980	11,703	+1.55%
1990	12,637	+0.77%
1995	13,591	+1.37%
2000	14,164	+0.89%
2007	11,619	−2.69%
2010	12,557	+2.87%
2015	12,868	+0.47%
2020	13,148	+0.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Tinglayan was 13,148 people,^[13] with a density of 46 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tinglayan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 65.12 2003 82.14 2006 72.00 2009 34.06 2012 26.42 2015 30.53 2018 27.71 2021 7.82 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Tinglayan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Kalinga, 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]

Position	Name
Congressman	Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang
Mayor	Sacrament S. Gumilab
Vice-Mayor	Charles A. Abay
Councilors	Jerry M. So-ang
	Johnny D. Lungao
	Bartholome M. Aboli
	Dominic T. Lad-ing
	Roger T. Baculi
	Antonio S. Ao-as
	Brendon D. Gonnay
	Camilo P. Sa-ing

Tourism

Sleeping Beauty mountain

Tinglayan is famous for its local celebrity, Whang-od, who is the last mambabatok (traditional tattooist). Tourists often visit Brgy. Buscalan, Tinglayan to see her and have their bodies tattooed.^[23]

Education

The Tinglayan 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.^[24]

Primary and elementary schools

• Ambato-Legleg Elementary School
• Balay Elementary School
• Bangad Centro Elementary School
• Bangad Elementary School
• Basao Elementary School
• Belong Elementary School
• Bugnay Elementary School
• Buscalan Elementary School
• Butbut Elementary School
• Dalkinsan Elementary School
• Dananao Elementary School
• Loccong Elementary School
• Luplupa Elementary School
• Mallango Elementary School
• Manubal Elementary School
• Maswa Elementary School
• Ngibat Elementary School
• Sumadel Elementary School
• Tinglayan Central School
• Tinglayan Elementary School
• Tulgao Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Bangad National High School
• Southern Tinglayan National High School
• St. Theresita's High School - Tinglayan
• Sumadel National High School
• Tinglayan National High School
• Tulgao West Integrated School