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Lagayan
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 / 17.72°N 120.71°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Abra
District	Lone district
Barangays	5 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Edmarc L. Crisologo
• Vice Mayor	Apolinar B. Molina
• Representative	Menchie B. Bernos
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	3,453 voters (2022)
Area
• 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 (2020 census)
• Total	4,488
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
• Households	1,085
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.65% (2021)
• 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	140111000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Itneg; Ilocano; Tagalog

Lagayan, officially the Municipality of Lagayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Lagayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lagayan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,488 people.^[3]

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.^[5]

Geography

Lagayan is located at 17°43′N 120°43′E / 17.72°N 120.71°E / 17.72; 120.71.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 215.97 square kilometres (83.39 sq mi) ^[6] constituting 5.19% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Barangays

Lagayan is politically subdivided into 5 barangays.^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020^[3]		2010^[8]
140111002	Ba-i	16.3%	731	851	▾	−1.51%
140111004	Collago	23.6%	1,058	1,049	▴	0.09%
140111005	Pang-ot	7.2%	325	366	▾	−1.18%
140111006	Poblacion	29.9%	1,343	1,236	▴	0.83%
140111007	Pulot	23.0%	1,031	975	▴	0.56%
	Total		4,488	4,488		0.00%

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^[9]

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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[10]^[8]^[11]^[12]

In the 2020 census, Lagayan had a population of 4,488.^[3] The population density was 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Lagayan

10

20

30

40

50

2006
35.00

2009
41.44

2012
42.23

2015
27.22

2018
32.89

2021
25.65

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

Government

Local government

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 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)^[21]
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