Kabugao

On July 12, 1915, Governor General Francis Burton Harrison issued Executive Order No. 45, transferring the capital of then sub-province of Apayao from Tauit to Kabugao, to be effective on August 1.^[6]

Kabugao was occupied for a year by the Japanese during the Second World War.^[7] It was captured in December 1942, after the USAFIP NL retreated from the town.^{[citation needed]}

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 935.12 square kilometres (361.05 sq mi) ^[8] constituting 21.19% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.

Kabugao is situated 563.61 kilometres (350.21 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Kabugao is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.^[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024[10]		2010[11]
148104001	Badduat	6.5%	1,065	1,000	▴	0.45%
148104002	Baliwanan	2.8%	467	478	▾	−0.17%
148104004	Bulu	2.4%	401	298	▴	2.16%
148104007	Cabetayan	3.6%	597	556	▴	0.51%
148104005	Dagara	2.7%	437	484	▾	−0.73%
148104006	Dibagat	3.8%	616	797	▾	−1.84%
148104008	Karagawan	4.1%	676	676		0.00%
148104009	Kumao	3.5%	575	557	▴	0.23%
148104010	Laco	2.6%	427	410	▴	0.29%
148104011	Lenneng (Liyyeng)	15.7%	2,572	2,396	▴	0.51%
148104012	Lucab	3.4%	565	660	▾	−1.11%
148104013	Luttuacan	6.2%	1,014	786	▴	1.85%
148104014	Madatag	5.0%	818	766	▴	0.47%
148104015	Madduang	3.8%	626	423	▴	2.86%
148104016	Magabta	1.2%	191	215	▾	−0.85%
148104017	Maragat	1.7%	276	503	▾	−4.23%
148104018	Musimut	5.1%	842	822	▴	0.17%
148104019	Nagbabalayan	2.9%	482	511	▾	−0.42%
148104020	Poblacion	19.2%	3,154	3,217	▾	−0.14%
148104021	Tuyangan	1.4%	223	334	▾	−2.87%
148104022	Waga	1.2%	191	281	▾	−2.74%
	Total		16,425	16,215	▴	0.09%

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Dibagat

Barangay Dibagat is inhabited by the Isnag and the Ilocano. There is a small grass airstrip built by SIL in 1985. Dibagat was only accessible before by canoe or by specialized aircraft, until the construction of Ilocos Norte–Apayao Road.

In the 2024 census, Kabugao had a population of 16,425 people.^[17] The population density was 18 inhabitants per square kilometre (47/sq mi).

Poverty incidence of Kabugao

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}

The Kabugao Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.^[27]

In 1948, Rev. Louis Saunders of an evangelical Protestant sect, The Disciples of Christ, opened the Apayao Christian Academy, Kabugao's first secondary school. In 1950, amidst rivalry among churches, the Catholics started its own secondary school, Our Blessed Lady of Lourdes.^[7]