Tinglayan
Tinglayan | |
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Municipality of Tinglayan | |
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Tinglayan Location within the Philippines
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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 | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Sacrament S. Gumilab |
• Vice Mayor | Rogelio M. Tambalong |
• Representative | Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,411 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• 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
(2020 census)
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• Total | 13,148 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,453 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence |
27.71 |
• Revenue | ₱ 114.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 179.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 108 million (2020) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3804 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | https://tinglayan.gov.ph |
Tinglayan, officially the Municipality of Tinglayan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,148 people.
Tinglayan is 63 kilometres (39 mi) from Tabuk City and 437 kilometres (272 mi) from Manila.
Geography
Barangays
Tinglayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Ambato-Legleg
- Bangad Centro
- Basao
- Belong Manubal
- Butbut-Proper
- Bugnay
- Buscalan
- 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 | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 | +0.42% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
In the 2020 census, the population of Tinglayan was 13,148 people, with a density of 46 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Government
Local government
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
Position | Name |
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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
Tinglayan is famous for its local celebrity, Whang-od, who is the last mambabatok (traditional tattooist). Tourists often visit Tinglayan to see her and have their bodies tattooed.