Tanudan, Kalinga

Tanudan
Municipality
Municipality of Tanudan

Map of Kalinga with Tanudan highlighted
Tanudan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°18′N 121°14′E / 17.3°N 121.23°E / 17.3; 121.23Coordinates: 17°18′N 121°14′E / 17.3°N 121.23°E / 17.3; 121.23
Country  Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Kalinga
District Lone District
Barangays 16 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Johnwell W. Tiggangay
 • Electorate 7,863 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 307.55 km2 (118.75 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 9,534
 • Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 3805
PSGC 143214000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)74
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 74,086,051.41 (2016)
Native languages Kalinga language
Balangao
Tagalog
Website www.tanudan.gov.ph

Tanudan, officially the Municipality of Tanudan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 9,534 people.[3] The town is known for Mount Vinaratan. 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.[4]

Barangays

Tanudan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [2]

  • Anggacan
  • Anggacan Sur
  • Babbanoy
  • Dacalan
  • Dupligan
  • Gaang
  • Lay-yasan
  • Lower Mangali
  • Lower Lubo
  • Lower Taloctoc
  • Mabaca
  • Mangali Centro
  • Pangol
  • Poblacion
  • Upper Lubo
  • Upper Taloctoc

Demographics

Population census of Tanudan
YearPop.±% 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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5][6][7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Tanudan, Kalinga, was 9,534 people,[3] with a density of 31 inhabitants per square kilometre or 80 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Kalinga". 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. ↑ https://www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Mount-Binaratan-The-Silent-Mountain-of-Kalinga
  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 Kalinga". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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