Asipulo, Ifugao

Asipulo
Municipality
Municipality of Asipulo

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Map of Ifugao with Asipulo highlighted
Asipulo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°36′N 121°03′E / 16.6°N 121.05°E / 16.6; 121.05Coordinates: 16°36′N 121°03′E / 16.6°N 121.05°E / 16.6; 121.05
Country  Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Ifugao
District Lone District
Barangays 10 (see Barangays
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Armando P. Domilod
 • Electorate 6,778 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 182.87 km2 (70.61 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 15,261
 • Density 83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 3610
PSGC 142711000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)74
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 66,395,339.34 (2016)
Native languages Ifugao language
Tuwali language
Tagalog
Website www.asipulo.gov.ph

Asipulo, officially the Municipality of Asipulo is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 15,261 people.[3]

The town, formerly part of Kiangan, was incorporated as a separate municipality pursuant to Republic Act No. 7173, ratified on January 13, 1992.[4]

Barangays

Asipulo is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. [2]

  • Amduntog
  • Antipolo
  • Camandag
  • Cawayan
  • Haliap
  • Liwon
  • Namal
  • Nungawa
  • Panubtuban
  • Pula

Demographics

Population census of Asipulo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 9,964—    
2000 12,294+4.61%
2007 13,340+1.13%
2010 14,403+2.83%
2015 15,261+1.11%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [5] [6] [7]


In the 2015 census, the population of Asipulo was 15,261 people,[3] with a density of 83 inhabitants per square kilometre or 210 inhabitants per square mile.

JCampbell Park

The JCampbell Park or Julia Campbell Agroforest Memorial Eco-Park, is an eco-park located in Barangay Pula in this town. The camp is dedicated in memory of Julia Campbell (journalist), a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer working in the Philippines and was murdered in the area in 2007 on her trek to Batad Rice Terraces.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Republic Act No. 7173 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Asipulo in the Province of Ifugao". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 13 January 1992. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. ↑ "Province of Ifugao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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