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Tanudan
Tanudan
Municipality
	Municipality of Tanudan
	Flag
	Map of Kalinga with Tanudan highlighted
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	Tanudan Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 17°16′53″N 121°13′49″E / 17.2814°N 121.2303°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Kalinga
District	Lone district
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jaedicke Rhoss P. Dagadag
• Vice Mayor	Constancio L. Dalayap
• Representative	Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	10,400 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	307.55 km2 (118.75 sq mi)
Elevation	905 m (2,969 ft)
Highest elevation	1,828 m (5,997 ft)
Lowest elevation	431 m (1,414 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	8,746
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
• Households	1,568
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	9.22% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 112.2 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 271.9 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 88.91 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 32.42 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3805
PSGC	143214000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Kalinga; Balangao; Ilocano; Tagalog
Website	www.tanudan.gov.ph

Tanudan, officially the Municipality of Tanudan, is a municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,746 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.^[3]

Folklore

The town is known for Mount Binaratan. Legend tells that the supreme god of the Kalinga people went into the mountain to hunt but was irritated due to the noises made by the birds, so he ordered the birds to be quiet. When he was done hunting, he forgot to revoke his order from the birds, and thus, the mountain kept silent for all of eternity.^[5] Another popular place is the Lubo Village, whose houses are strategically surrounded with rice terraces. Legend says that a brave warrior challenged God, claiming that no one was stronger than him. So God started building a dam made of rocks. When the water became high enough, God released the water through a hole called "lubu" that drowned the warrior and his family. The people from Ga-ang and Dacalan gathered together with the remnants of the relatives of the said warrior and saw that the flooded soil was good for planting rice, so they started to cultivating the land and named the village "Lubo".^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Barangays

Tanudan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Anggacan
Anggacan Sur
Babbanoy
Dacalan
Dupligan
Ga-ang
Lay-asan
Lower Lubo
Lower Mangali
Lower Taloctoc
Mabaca
Mangali Centro
Pangol
Poblacion
Upper Lubo
Upper Taloctoc

Climate

Climate data for Tanudan, Kalinga
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23 (73)	24 (75)	27 (81)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	26 (79)	25 (77)	23 (73)	27 (80)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18 (64)	18 (64)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	19 (66)	20 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78 (3.1)	60 (2.4)	49 (1.9)	51 (2.0)	194 (7.6)	197 (7.8)	209 (8.2)	226 (8.9)	185 (7.3)	180 (7.1)	143 (5.6)	183 (7.2)	1,755 (69.1)
Average rainy days	15.6	12.5	11.8	12.5	21.0	23.3	25.2	26.1	22.6	17.1	16.7	19.6	224
Source: Meteoblue^[7]

Demographics

Population census of Tanudan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1939	3,720	—
1948	3,849	+0.38%
1960	4,607	+1.51%
1970	5,696	+2.14%
1975	5,914	+0.76%
1980	6,327	+1.36%
1990	9,323	+3.95%
1995	11,243	+3.57%
2000	10,275	−1.91%
2007	8,119	−3.20%
2010	8,529	+1.81%
2015	9,534	+2.14%
2020	8,746	−1.68%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Tanudan, Kalinga, was 8,746 people,^[3] with a density of 28 inhabitants per square kilometre or 73 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tanudan

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2006
66.60

2009
30.65

2012
40.70

2015
38.55

2018
22.29

2021
9.22

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

Government

Local government

Tanudan, 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)^[20]
Position	Name
Congressman	Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang
Mayor	Jaedicke Rhoss P. Dagadag
Vice-Mayor	Joseph B. Cosidon
Councilors	Helen A. Gacadan
	Constancio L. Dalayap
	Melchor B. Balawas
	David B. Sangmayao
	Solis B. Gac-oy
	Jeffrey D. Malawis
	Solomon T. Dumalleg
	Dennver B. Balinsat